The loyalists of the Islamic State of
Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group suffered heavy casualties in a
series of air and ground operations in eastern Nangarhar province of
Afghanistan.
The local security
officials said the militants were killed in the past 24 hours in three
restive districts of Nangarhar.
A security official, speaking on the
condition of anonymity, pointed out that 33 loyalists of the terror group
were killed during the operations.
The official further added that the operations were conducted in Achin, Rodat, and Kot districts.
The official also said 12
loyalists of the terror group were also wounded and several hideouts of
them were destroyed during the operations.
The Afghan security forces also seized
several weapons, ammunition, and explosives during the operations,
including a number of the Improvised Explosive Device.
The anti-government armed militant groups including the ISIS loyalists have not commented regarding the report so far.
Nangarhar is among the relatively calm
provinces in eastern Afghanistan but the some remote districts of the
province have been witnessing instability during the recent years.
Signs of insurgency by ISIS loyalists
were seen nearly two years ago in this province, forcing the Afghan
security forces to conduct counter-terrorism operations besides the US
forces based in Afghanistan conduct regular airstrikes to suppress the
insurgency by the terror group.
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