KABUL – The US unmanned aerial vehicles carried out airstrikes on ISISmilitants in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan leaving two of themdead.

The provincial police commandment said the latest airstrikes were carriedout on Friday in the vicinity of Achin district.

The source further added that the militants were targeted in Bandar area ofthe district.

According to the Nangarhar police commandment, the local residents andsecurity personnel present in the area did not suffer any casualties in theairstrikes.

The ISIS terror group loyalists have not commented regarding the airstrikesso far.

Earlier, least eleven militants affiliated with the terror group werekilled during the joint operations of the Afghan national defense andsecurity forces in this province.

The 201st Silab Corps in the East said at least two local leaders of theterror group were also among those killed.

According to the Silab Corps, the operations were jointly conducted by theAfghan National Police, Afghan National Army, and Afghan Local Policeforces in Deh Bala district.

At least two hideouts of the terror group along with a depot containingmedicines were also destroyed during the operations, the Silab Corps added.