Afghan forces arrest ISIS spy chief Taj Gul

The spy chief of the ISIS terrorist group offshoot in Afghanistan has been arrested by the Afghan security forces.

 The provincial police commandment in Nangarhar said Taj Gul was arrested during an operation conducted in Haska Mina district. 

The Afghan National Police (ANP) Special Forces also arrested another suspect having links with the terror group and a pistol, three mobile phones, and a laptop were confiscated. 

In the meantime, at least three militants were wounded after attacking some check posts in Pacher Agam district, the police commandment said, adding that the local residents and security forces did not suffer any casualties during the operations. 

Nangarhar is among the relatively calm provinces in eastern Afghanistan but the anti-government armed militant groups have recently increased their insurgency activities in some parts of the province during the recent years. 

This comes as the Afghan forces are busy conducting counter-terrorism operations in the restive districts of Nangarhar under the Shaheen-25 operations launched several weeks ago.