The US Charge d'Affaires in Kabul, Ross Wilson, was the target of the planned attack on Monday, the National Directorate of Security said in a statement released on Tuesday. All four ISIS members, who were also planning to assassinate other Afghan senior officials, have been arrested in an NDS special military operation in Kama district of Nangarhar province, including the cell mastermind Abdul Wahid.
UN report warns ISIS is reasserting under new leader believed to be behind Yazidi genocide The State Department is"aware of deeply troubling reports that members of ISIS-K were plotting to assassinate U.S. Charge d'Affaires Ambassador Ross Wilson," a State Department spokesperson told CNN Wednesday."The safety and security of US personnel overseas is our highest priority."Read MoreWilson has served as the top US envoy in Kabul since last January.
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Afghanistan's intelligence agency have said they foiled an attempt by an ISIS cell of four members to assassinate a US diplomat in Kabul.
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