ISIS kills 15 Taliban fighters in Sar-e-Pul

AFP

MAZAR-E-SHARIF -- Suspected "Islamic State of Iraq and Syria" (ISIS) militants attacked Taliban fighters attending a funeral in Sar-e-Pul Province Tuesday (July 17), killing at least 15 in the latest violence between the rival groups, officials said.

Another five Taliban members were wounded in the attack on a house in Sayad District, provincial police chief Abdul Qayum Baqizoy told AFP.

A Taliban commander was among the dead, Baqizoy added.

The attackers fled the area.

Zabiullah Amani, the Sar-e-Pul governor's spokesman, confirmed the death toll.

"[ISIS] and the Taliban have been fighting each other for more than two months in [neighbouring] Jawzjan and Sar-e-Pul, killing hundreds on both sides," Amani said.

The Taliban had no immediate comment. ISIS did not immediately claim responsibility.

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