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18th January 2022
11:24am GMT

Zabihullah Mujahid, the group’s spokesman, announced plans for the special forces unit just hours after the defence ministry said it would set up a national army of 100,000 fighters.
“Our mujahidin who are martyrdom brigades will also be part of the army but they will be special forces,” Mujahid told Radio Free Europe, via The Times. “These forces will be under the control the Ministry of Defence and will be used for special operations.”
Bilal Karimi, the Taliban's deputy spokesperson, said that the suicide squad would work as a single unit and would be used for "more sophisticated and special operations." https://twitter.com/alinazary/status/1478488402911641604?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1478488402911641604%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fd-9631985281988811493.ampproject.net%2F2112231523002%2Fframe.html The announcement comes as the Taliban continues to face threats from rival group Islamic State. Since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan last year, the Afghan chapter of Islamic State has attempted a number of attacks in the country. Related links:Explore more on these topics: