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Afghanistan
Daesh ‘mastermind’ busted in Nangarhar
2021-03-01
[KhaamaPress] A ISIS affiliated member who is accused of being the criminal mastermind behind deadly attacks in Nangarhar
The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country..
was arrested during an ANDSF operation.

National security officials told the media, that they arrested a ISIS IS-K in Jalalabad city on Saturday night.

According to reports the identity of the ISIS criminal mastermind has not been revealed, but he has reportedly been in charge of the financial resources to the group and was also involved in planning attacks in the region.

The ISIS member was arrested when he was planning new offensives in Nangarhar province, reports indicated.

Deash gunnies in Afghanistan have not yet commented over the incident.
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