article_snippet.sent: the Afghan Taliban have reportedly seen defections to ISIS recently, with some insurgents expressing some insurgents disaffection with the one-eyed warrior-cleric who has not been seen since the 2001 US-led invasion.
article_snippet.sent: Enemies: the Afghan Taliban have reportedly seen defections to ISIS recently, with some insurgents expressing some insurgents disaffection with Mullah Omar who has not been seen since the 2001 US-led invasion .
article_snippet.sent: The Afghan government has also raised the ominous prospect of ISIS' making inroads into the country, though the group that has taken over swathes of territory in Iraq and Syria has never formally acknowledged having a presence in Afghanistan.
article_snippet.sent: In February a US-led NATO drone strike killed a former Taliban commander and a Guantanamo detainee suspected of links to ISIS' in the volatile southern province of Helmand.
article_snippet.sent: Former fighters: Three former Taliban members carry Three former Taliban members weapons during a handover as Three former Taliban members join a government peace and reconciliation process at a ceremony in Herat .
article_snippet.sent: Mullah Abdul Rauf Khadim, who led around 300 men, had reportedly defected from Taliban to join ISIS'.
article_snippet.sent: The news comes as Afghanistan's senior Shiite community leader said ISIS' was responsible for kidnapping dozens of Shiite men and boys in February.
article_snippet.sent: Mohammad Mohaqiq said two former Taliban leaders, who switched allegiance to ISIS', were responsible for the abduction of 31 members of the minority Shiite Hazara community on February 24 in southern Zabul province.
article_snippet.sent: It is the first time an Afghan leader has confirmed ISIS' involvement in the kidnappings.
highlights_snippet.sent: Several Afghan Taliban members have defected to ISIS in recent months .