KABUL – Top ISIS leader in charge of the military commission of the terrorgroup for Haska Mina district has been killed in eastern Nangarhar provinceof Afghanistan, Khaama Press has reported.
The provincial police commandment said a clash broke out between the ISISmilitants and the Afghan security forces in Chaparhar district late onMonday, leaving at least four ISIS militants dead or wounded.
The Nangarhar police officials are saying that the Afghan police and armyforces were busy conducting routine patrol when they were ambushed by theISIS militants.
The officials further added that the Afghan forces responded to the ISISfire and forced the militants to retreat, leaving two of them dead.
According to the police officials citing intelligence reports two ISISmilitants including Qari Habib the military commission in charge of thegroup were killed during the clashes.
The other ISIS member killed during the clashes has been identified as QariHanifa and two others were wounded, the officials said.
According to the security officials, the Afghan armed forces and the localresidents did not suffer any casualties during the clashes.
The ISIS terrorist group has not commented regarding the clash and thekilling of its senior leader so far.