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6 ISIS Militants Killed in East of Afghanistan

Published: 22 Jan 2017 - 11:53 am | Last Updated: 08 Nov 2021 - 11:38 am
A member of the Afghan security forces keeps watch following clashes with ISIS fighters in Kot District in eastern Nangarhar province on February 6, 2016. AFP PHOTO.

A member of the Afghan security forces keeps watch following clashes with ISIS fighters in Kot District in eastern Nangarhar province on February 6, 2016. AFP PHOTO.

QNA

Kabul: At least six ISIS militants were killed in an airstrike conducted in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan.

The provincial police commandment in a statement said the airstrike was carried out by the foreign forces in Achin district.

The statement further added that the airstrike was carried out in Pekha area of Achin on Saturday evening.

The local residents did not suffer any casualties in the airstrike, the statement added.