Daesh militants involved in Pakistan Embassy attack killed in operation
Afghan Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Thursday that a network of Daesh militants involved in the attack on Pakistan's embassy in Kabul has been killed in an operation.
In a statement issued today, Zabihullah Mujahid said Afghan security forces carried out operations in Kabul against a 'dangerous network' of the Islamic State group or Daesh who were involved in attacks on the Pakistani embassy in Kabul and on a hotel where Chinese nationals were staying.
On December 12, Beijing had said that five of its nationals were wounded in a bombing-and-shooting attack. China had later asked its nationals to leave Afghanistan over security concerns.
The Afghan government confirmed today that the militants killed in the operation were also involved in a bomb attack near a military airfield in Kabul and several other areas.
Zabihullah Mujahid said that a similar operation was also conducted against Daesh in the Western Nimroz province. 8 Daesh members were killed in the operations on Wednesday, he stated, adding that several foreigners were among those killed.
Taliban spokesman went on to say that the killed terrorists had planned more attacks on key targets. 'They planned to bring Daesh members from other nations and launch coordinated attacks.'
The spokesperson Mujahid said the operation in Kabul was carried out in the Shuda-e-Saliheen and Qalacha areas as well as Zaranj, the capital of Nimroz. Three hideouts were 'eliminated' during the operation.
Small arms, hand grenades, mines, suicide jackets and explosives were recovered from the hideout and seven Daesh members were arrested. Some other suspects were also taken into custody for questioning.
On December 2, the pakistan embassy in Kabul came under attack with Chargé d’Affaires (CdA) to Afghanistan Ubaidur Rehman Nizamani targeted. Nizamani was unscathed but his guard was critically wounded.
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