LINGERING THREAT This photo taken on July 8, 2022 shows a Taliban fighter keeping a watch at an outpost in Tawakh Village of Anaba district, Panjshir Province. A senior Taliban cleric known for his fiery speeches against the Islamic State was killed Thursday (Friday in Manila) at his madrassa in Kabul in a suicide attack claimed by the jihadist group. AFP PHOTO
KABUL, Afghanistan: A senior Taliban cleric known for his fiery speeches against the Islamic State (IS) was killed Thursday (Friday in Manila) at his madrassa in the Afghan capital in a suicide attack claimed by the jihadist group.