Taliban claims to have caught two Malaysians fighting for IS-K in Kabul


KUALA LUMPUR: Two Malaysians believed to be fighting alongside the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant-Khorasan Province (IS-K), have been detained by Taliban authorities.

Britain's The Times quoted Taliban's CID chief Saifullah Mohammed saying that six militants – four Afghans and two Malaysians – were detained following a gun battle on the western side of Kabul on Thursday (Aug 26) night.

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Afghanistan , Islamic State , IS-K , Taliban , Malaysians

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