least five members of Daesh were killed in an operation by special units of the Afghan National Police and the National Directorate of Security in Shakardara district, Kabul province, 25 kilometers to the north of the capital city, sources confirmed.

The operation was conducted in Kokchin-e-Payeen village in Shakardara district at around 11pm on Tuesday evening and ended in the morning, the sources said, adding that those killed included three women and two men.

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The sources said that some members of the group were arrested during the operation.

Those who were killed in the raid or arrested were involved in plotting terrorist attacks in the city of Kabul, according to the sources.

A large amount of explosives and weapons were confiscated, sources said.

Security force members also sustained casualties in the operation: two were killed and six others were wounded, according to sources.

comes as the area north of Kabul has recently witnessed many security incidents.

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