The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) personnel have arrested a senior ISIS leader who is believed to be in charge of Amar bil Maruf section of the terror.

The group, similar as other militant and terrorist groups, implements its own strict version of Islam through Amar bil Maruf.

Security sources in Nangahrar say the detained individual has been identified as Manawar alias Hadifa and was arrested from the vicinity of Haska Mina district.

The sources further added that the detained individual is in the custody of the security forces at the moment and is being investigated.

This comes as counter-terrorism operations are underway against the terror group in several districts of eastern Nangarhar province.

The Afghan and US Special Forces are also busy conducting counter-terrorism operations against the terror group in North of the country.

According to a report by NATO Special Operations Component Command-Afghanistan, Afghan Special Security Forces eliminated 22 IS-K fighters attempting to defend IS-K’s strategic center of Darzab district, Jowzjan province on Apr. 11. The operation occurred six days after Qari Hekmatullah, the IS-K emir for northern Afghanistan, and his bodyguard were killed by a U.S. airstrike in Darzab on Apr. 5.

The report further adds that fighters that choose to stay with IS-K face a similar fate as its leaders. Afghan and U.S. special operations coupled with U.S. airstrikes continue to decimate the heart of IS-K in Darzab. Afghan and U.S. forces have killed 90 IS-K fighters this year, a majority were eliminated in Darzab.