<span style="color: #222222;">Amid reports of former members of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) joining Islamic State, a letter released by Afghan forces denied the engagement with the banned outfit.<br />''<br />''The letter also said that former intelligence members are being hunted down by the forces of the Islamic Emirate, reported Tolo News. The Islamic Emirate, however, denied that its forces have been chasing the former security and intelligence forces.<br />''<br />''The letter was released in reaction to reports about collusion between security and intelligence forces of the former government with Daesh. The Wall Street Journal earlier reported that some former members of the Afghan security and intelligence forces joined the Daesh group due to personal threats.</span><br />