Taliban forces raided an ISIS-K hideout in Kabul hours after a deadly bombing occurred outside a local mosque.
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Monday that forces raided the operations center located in the northern Kabul neighborhood of Khair Khana, according to the Associated Press. There were several ISIS-K insurgents who were killed during the raid, though it’s unclear exactly how many were killed or whether any Taliban forces were injured.
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The raid came a short time after a bomb was detonated outside the Eid Gah mosque and killed 5 people. At the time, Taliban officials had gathered at the mosque to mourn the death of Mujahid’s mother.
Though ISIS-K has not taken credit for the bombing, it is a possible actor. The bombing was the deadliest attack since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in mid-August and since the United States withdrew all of its troops on the final day of August.
The Taliban will face difficulties attempting to squash rival militant groups looking to reconstitute and possibly attack.
Various administration officials have repeatedly warned about terror groups reemerging under the Taliban regime.
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“It’s a real possibility that in the not too distant future, 6, 23, 28, 24, 36 months, that kind of time frame, for reconstitution of al Qaeda or ISIS, and it’s our job now, you know, under different conditions, but it’s our job to continue to protect the American citizens against attacks from Afghanistan,” Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said during a hearing on Capitol Hill last week.
His timeline is similar to those of Lt. Gen. Scott Berrier, the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, and CIA Deputy Director David Cohen, which were presented earlier this month.
