In the north of Afghanistan, the former leader “Vilaty Horacean” was liquidated (prohibited in Russia), the branch of the “Islamic state” (IG, prohibited in Russia) Aslam Faruk, reports Express Tribune.
is not known for certain, as a result of which a former leader of Faruk’s militants was killed. Sources in Afghanistan presented Express Tribune Two versions: either he was killed as a result of a shootout with representatives of the Taliban (a terrorist organization prohibited in Russia), when they intended to detain it to investigate the case of the abductions of people, or died as a result of internal strife in the IG.
After the defeat of the IG in Nangarhar in 2020, Farukov surrendered to the Afghan army and was imprisoned, but after coming to power, the Taliban was soon released.
This is the second high-ranking commander of militants killed in Afghanistan for this month. A week earlier in the province of Nangarhar was eliminated by Muhammad Khurassani, an operational commander and a representative of the prohibited organization “Tehrik City Taliban Pakistan” (prohibited in Russia as a terrorist organization).
On January 17, the Government of Taliban in Afghanistan accused about three thousand militants in drug trafficking, ties with IG and corruption, having decided to expel them from movement.
previously representatives of the Taliban announced the creation of a special battalion of suicide bombers, which will be part of the Army of Afghanistan. The official representative of the Taliban said that, if necessary, women would be recruited into the army. In addition, former officers can also be included in the future army.