KABUL, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Taliban security forces killed six Islamic State members in an overnight operation in the Afghan capital, Kabul, a spokesman for the ruling group's administration said on Saturday.
"They were the attackers of the Wazir Akbar Khan mosque and also ... of Kaaj Institute," said Ahmadi, who said one Taliban security force member was killed in the operation.
read moreSince the Taliban took over in 2021, they say they have focused on securing the country after decades of war.
The Afghan affiliate of Islamic State, known as Islamic State Khorasan, after an old name of the region, are enemies of the Taliban.
Fighters loyal to Islamic State first appeared in eastern Afghanistan in 2014, and later made inroads in other areas.