ISIS May Rise Again in Herat Province, the Governor

Herat province local officials expressed their concerned over the possibility of ISIS terrorist group in the Herat province, Afghanistan.

Ariana News Agency-

Abdul Qayum Rahimi, the Herat province governor in Tuesday stated that recently some ISIS affiliated individuals have come to his Province from western neighbor provinces and suspiciously are trying to start their malicious activities while six of them were arrested by security forces within the past few days.

Toryali Tahiri provincial council’s deputy also expressed his concern over the issue and said: “Despite the lack of national police forces and equipment, we hope to identify these individuals and do not let them rise in the province.”

Other civil community activists also expressed their concern and demanded the government to take serious action.

The local official of the province reportedly said that the national security forces had lately arrested the Khorasan- branch ISIS deputy in Guzara district near the town of Hreat.