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Taliban fighters locomotion astatine the entranceway of the Eidgah Mosque aft an detonation successful Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021. A weaponry exploded successful the entranceway of the mosque successful the Afghan superior connected Sunday leaving a "number of civilians dead," a Taliban spokesperson said. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

KABUL – Taliban forces raided an Islamic State affiliate's hideout successful the Afghan superior and killed respective insurgents, hours aft a deadly bombing extracurricular a mosque successful Kabul, the Taliban said Monday.

Sunday's bombing extracurricular the Eid Gah mosque killed 5 civilians, and portion nary assertion of work was made, suspicion rapidly fell connected the Islamic State group, which has ramped up attacks against its Taliban force since their takeover of Kabul successful mid-August.

Taliban officials had gathered astatine the mosque to mourn the passing of Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid's mother.

In a connection Monday, Mujahid said Taliban forces raided an Islamic State operations halfway successful the bluish Kabul vicinity of Khair Khana. It did not accidental however galore IS insurgents killed oregon whether immoderate Taliban were injured successful the operation.

Sunday's bombing was the deadliest onslaught since the Taliban took power of Afghanistan with the chaotic departure of the past U.S. troops connected Aug. 31.

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The Islamic State radical had claimed work for the horrific bombing connected Aug. 26 that killed much than 169 Afghans and 13 U.S. subject unit extracurricular the Kabul airport, wherever thousands of radical were trying to scope the airdrome to flight Taliban rule.

The Islamic State reemerged successful Afghanistan successful 2020 aft being weakened by a dense U.S. bombing run directed against them successful the eastbound portion of the state successful 2019. They were blamed for a horrific onslaught successful 2020 connected a maternity infirmary that killed 24 people, including newborn babies. Earlier this year, they were held liable for a brutal onslaught connected a schoolhouse successful Afghanistan's mostly Shiite vicinity of Dasht-e-Barchi that killed much than 80 students.

Sunday's bombing underscores the increasing challenges for the Taliban. The radical carried retired predominant attacks during their 20-year insurgency, but are present faced with trying to incorporate rival militants who person utilized the aforesaid methods. And they are doing truthful during a nationalist economical meltdown without the monolithic overseas assistance fixed to U.S.-backed authorities they toppled.

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