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Drone strikes kill 6 IS militants in E. Afghanistan
JALALABAD, Afghanistan, June 30, 2018 (BSS/Xinhua) – At least six militants
affiliated with the hardliner Islamic State (IS) outfit were killed as
unmanned plane struck their hideout in Haska Mina district of Afghanistan’s
eastern Nangarhar province on Friday, provincial governor’s spokesman
Attaullah Khogiani said Saturday.
A local commander of the militant group is also among those killed in the
strikes, the official added.
IS militants who are active in parts of Nangarhar province and have
organized series of deadly attacks including suicide bombings in provincial
capital Jalalabad over the past one year, are yet to make comment.
BSS/XINHUA/FI/ 1723 hrs