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AFGHANISTAN-IS MILITANT-KILLING
9 IS militants killed in E. Afghan province
JALALABAD, Afghanistan, June 3, 2018 (BSS/Xinhua) – Afghan security forces
waged an operation and killed nine militants affiliated with the Islamic
State (IS) in eastern province of Nangarhar on Sunday, authorities said.
The operation was launched in the restive Hasaka Mina district of the
province, resulting in the death of nine fighters and eliminating their
command and control center in which heavy and light arms and ammunition have
been stocked, the provincial the provincial government said in a statement.
Government forces and civilians were not hurt in the incident, the
statement confirmed.
The IS militants does not usually comment on the reports about their
casualties.
The mountainous province, 120 km east of Kabul, has been the scene of
clashes between security forces and IS militants from time to time.
BSS/XINHUA/FI/ 1622 hrs