Pakistani police: 3 Afghans from IS group killed near border

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistani counter-terrorism forces accidental they person killed 3 Afghan militants who belonged to the Islamic State radical during a raid connected a hideout adjacent the country’s borderline with Afghanistan.

The weapon conflict was the latest occurrence of unit successful Pakistan involving extremist groups that look to person been emboldened by the instrumentality to powerfulness of the Taliban successful Afghanistan.

The dawn raid was carried retired successful Peshawar, superior of the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, said Javed Khan, an serviceman with the provincial Counter-Terrorism Department. The subdivision is simply a peculiar constabulary portion that fights section and overseas militant groups.

Khan said the slain militants were Afghans, and that the raid foiled a imaginable violent attack. Two different fighters managed to flee, helium said, giving nary further details.

Pakistan has witnessed scores of violent attacks successful caller years, astir of which were claimed by the Pakistani Taliban and the Islamic State group. Both organizations person been emboldened by Taliban resurgence successful Afghanistan, wherever Pakistani militants are inactive believed to beryllium hiding.

Pakistan’s overseas curate Shah Mahmood Qureshi was successful Kabul on with a delegation connected Thursday for talks connected a scope of issues, the overseas ministry said earlier quality of the raid was released. It was unclear whether the substance would travel up successful discussion.