Hawzah News Agency - Provincial officials said the detained militants have confessed that they belonged to Pakistan and Kazakhstan and were looking to join ISIL militants in Ghor Province, Khaama Press reported.

Provincial police chief Ghulam Mustafa Mohsini confirmed that four individuals were arrested as they were trying to travel to Bala Morghab district.

He said the Afghan security forces recovered several documents related to spreading of ISIL propaganda in this province were recovered by the Afghan security forces.

This comes as the Afghan security forces arrested two individuals on charges of recruiting militants for ISIL terrorist group in Ghor province nearly two weeks ago in Ghor province.

According to the local security officials, the two individuals were arrested from the vicinity of Feroz Koh district as they were trying to visit Bala Morghab district.

Provincial police chief Ghulam Mustafa Mohsini confirmed the arrest of the two individuals for attempting to spread violence and recruit militants for ISIL.

Both the Taliban insurgents and loyalists of the ISIL terrorist group are actively operating in a number of the remote districts of Ghor province.

The ISIL loyalists killed over 30 civilians after abducting them in this province last year and abducted 6 more civilians few days later.