8 militants arrested for bloody attacks

KABUL: Afghan security forces arrested eight members of a network grouping of Islamic State and Haqqani militants responsible for attacks in the capital, including on Sikh worshippers, the country’s security agency said yesterday.

The arrests were made as special forces carried out a raid in Kabul on Tuesday evening, seizing weapons and explosives and killing five members of the joint network.

The group was responsible for shootings of worshippers at a Sikh complex and at a large ceremony attended by many in the Hazara community.