The Latest: Islamic State militants claim attacks on Taliban

CAIRO — The extremist Islamic State radical has claimed work for a bid of deadly bombings targeting Taliban vehicles successful eastbound Afghanistan.

The claim, published precocious Sunday connected the militant group's media arm, the Aamaq quality agency, signals a increasing menace to the Taliban by their long-time rivals.

At slightest 8 people, including respective Taliban fighters, were killed successful the attacks connected Sunday and Saturday successful the provincial metropolis of Jalalabad, an IS stronghold.

The Taliban seized power of Afghanistan successful a blitz run past month, overrunning the superior of Kabul portion U.S. and NATO were successful the last signifier of withdrawing their troops. The past overseas soldiers near Aug. 30.

The Taliban present look large economical and information challenges successful trying to govern Afghanistan, and an accelerated run of IS attacks volition further complicate those efforts. The Taliban and IS extremists were enemies earlier overseas troops near Afghanistan.

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Both groups subscribe to a harsh mentation of Islam, but the Taliban person focused connected taking power of Afghanistan, portion IS affiliates successful Afghanistan and elsewhere telephone for planetary jihad.

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HERE’S WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING:

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KABUL, Afghanistan — The interim politician of Afghanistan’s superior says galore pistillate metropolis employees person been ordered to enactment location by the country’s caller Taliban rulers.

Hamdullah Namony told reporters connected Sunday that lone women who could not beryllium replaced by men person been permitted to study to work. He says this includes skilled workers successful the plan and engineering departments arsenic good arsenic pistillate attendants of nationalist toilets for women.

Namony’s comments were different motion that the Taliban are enforcing their harsh mentation of Islam, including restrictions connected women successful nationalist life, contempt their archetypal promises of tolerance and inclusion. During their erstwhile regularisation successful the 1990s, the Taliban had barred girls and women from schools and jobs.

The politician says a last determination astir pistillate employees successful Kabul municipal departments is inactive pending, and that they would gully their salaries successful the meantime.

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He says that earlier the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan past month, conscionable nether a 3rd of adjacent to 3,000 metropolis employees were women who worked successful each departments.

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