[ToloNews] The National Directorate of Security...the Afghan national intel agency...
(NDS) in a statement on Friday reported that at least 18 ISIS suspects were arrested during a special operation by Afghan forces in Faryab province.
The suspects were involved in preaching in support of ISIS among the public to encourage them to join ISIS ranks, the statement said.
Faryab’s religious scholars called for the punishment of those working for ISIS.
But families of some of the suspects have rejected their members were promoting ISIS.
"The religious scholars have always said that those who are working for ISIS or with kidnappers should be hanged," said Ghulam Nabi Ghafoori, the deputy head of Faryab Ulema Council.
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concerns are also on the rise among the public in Faryab following reports that ISIS was trying to increase its influence in the area.
"The presence of ISIS in some districts of Faryab particularly in the suburbs of the city has created major apprehensions among the people," said a resident in Faryab Abdul Saboor.
Faryab is a vulnerable province in the north of Afghanistan, which in recent months has witnessed a spate of deadly bombings and attacks.