KABUL – Twenty militants affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq andSyria (ISIS) terrorist group were killed in an airstrike in eastern Laghmanprovince of Afghanistan, Khaama Press has reported.

The 201st Silab Corps of the Afghan army in a statement said the airstrikewas carried out on Friday in the vicinity of Alingar district.

The statement further added that a compound belonging to the terror groupwas hit during the airstrike in Noor Lam area of the district.

According to the Silab Corps, two key ISIS leaders identified as MawlaviTurab and Musa Khan were also among those killed.

The local residents and other people did not suffer any casualties duringthe airstrikes, the statement added.

The anti-government armed militant groups including the ISIS militants havenot commented regarding the report so far.

Laghman is among the relatively calm provinces in East of Afghanistan butthe anti-government armed militants are attempting to expand theirinsurgency activities in this province lately.

The local officials said last week that two senior commanders of theanti-government armed militants identified as Abdul Rahman Muslima and TorGul were killed along with another member of the group identified asJalaluddin during the clashes with the Afghan forces in the same district.