Sources from Takhar province have informed Afghanistan International that the Taliban has arrested seven of its own members in the Baharak district on suspicion of collaborating with ISIS.

According to the information received, the seven individuals were detained at one of the Taliban’s checkpoints in the area. Reliable sources disclosed that last Monday, the Taliban launched an operation against ISIS in Baharak district.

The arrests come amidst growing concerns about ISIS’s presence in the region. The United Nations Security Council recently reported that ISIS-Khorasan has ambitions to gain control of Afghanistan. The report suggests that Afghanistan could serve as a base from which neighbouring countries can be infiltrated, thereby increasing the terrorist threat to Central Asia, Russia, and Iran.