Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid's said that forces raided an operations center despite no claim of responsibility for the bombing.
On Sunday, five civilians were killed by a roadside bomb outside the Eid Gah mosque. Although, no claim of the attack was made, suspicion fell on ISIS. Bilal Karimi, a Taliban spokesperson, said three suspects were arrested.
Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid, who was at the mosque attending his mother's memorial service, said that Taliban forces raided an ISIS operations center in the northern neighborhood of Khair Khana. Mujahid did not comment on the number of ISIS insurgents killed or if any Taliban fighters were wounded in the raid.
Since the Taliban takeover in mid-August, ISIS has ramped up attacks against its enemy in eastern Afghanistan, but movements show that ISIS might be inching toward the capital.Hours after a deadly bombing outside a Kabul mosque, the Taliban retaliated and killed several insurgents during a raid on the Islamic State militant group affiliate's hideout, the Taliban said Monday. Above, Taliban fighters walk at the entrance of the Eidgah Mosque following the explosion.
The growing security challenges come at a time of an economic meltdown, as the Taliban struggle to run the country without the massive foreign aid given to U.S.-backed government they toppled.
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