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Airstrikes kill 17 Taliban, IS fighters in N. Afghanistan
SHIBERGHAN, Afghanistan, July 24, 2018 (BSS/Xinhua) – Up to 17 militants
loyal to the Taliban outfit and Islamic State (IS) group have been killed in
airstrikes against the armed groups in Afghanistan’s northern Jawzjan
province since Monday, officials said Tuesday.
According to police spokesman in the northern region Sayed Sarwar
Hussaini, the strikes were conducted against both Taliban and IS militants in
Darzab district late Monday and Tuesday morning, killing 14 Taliban
insurgents including two commanders.
Three more IS militants were killed in the strikes, the official added.
Ten more militants from both the Taliban and IS group were injured, the
official added.
Meanwhile, Jawzjan provincial police chief Faqir Mohammad Jawzjani said
that the first airstrikes were conducted on Monday when both the Taliban and
IS fighters were engaged in fierce fighting in Darzab district, killing five
from both sides including a Taliban commander.
Provincial government spokesman Reza Ghafori has also confirmed the
strikes, saying both the Taliban and IS militants have suffered casualties in
the sorties on Monday and Tuesday.
Neither Taliban and nor IS has made comment
BSS/XINHUA/FI/ 1925 hrs