11 May 2020
The leader of the Islamic State group (click here) in South Asia and the Far East has been arrested in Kabul, Afghanistan's intelligence service says.
Zia ul-Haq, also known as Sheikh Omar Khorasani, was held with two other senior leaders of the militant group.
The Taliban are the main militant group in Afghanistan but IS has been active in some areas and has carried out several bomb attacks in Kabul.
Correspondents say the arrest will be a major breakthrough if confirmed.
The other two were named as his spokesman Saheeb and chief of intelligence Abu Ali...
