The Taliban announced that they killed three members of the Islamic State (IS) organization "
responsible for kidnappings
" on
Sunday
after three hours of armed clashes around their hiding place in the city of Herat, in western Afghanistan .
"
Three kidnappers, responsible for serious kidnappings in the province of Herat, were hiding in a building in the Pul-e-Dozan district in Herat,
" said Interior Ministry spokesman Qari Sayed Khosti.
“
Special forces surrounded them and there was an exchange of fire.
The men were killed during the shooting with the security forces
, ”he said.
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According to the local police command, these "
kidnappers
", criminals kidnapping civilians in exchange for ransom, belonged to the Islamic State organization.
The exchanges of fire, in particular with the automatic weapon, lasted several hours, according to inhabitants of this district of Hérat and two Taliban were wounded according to the local police.
A video posted on social media shows the execution of a man after being arrested and disarmed.
The video also shows the Taliban commando parading through the city with three bodies displayed in the back of their pickup, amid an escort of scooters cheering them on.
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Since coming to power on August 15, the Taliban, who have made the return to security in the country their priority after 20 years of war, have faced a wave of bloody attacks carried out by the Islamic State group.
Its local branch, IS-K, rival and main opponent of the ruling Islamist movement, has targeted both the Taliban and the Afghan Shiite minority in recent weeks.