Times of Islamabad

Afghan Military claims killing 87 ISIS terrorists in Nangarhar bordering Pakistan

Afghan Military claims killing 87 ISIS terrorists in Nangarhar bordering Pakistan

KABUL: Afghan Military has claimed killing 87 ISIS terrorists in Nangarharbordering Pakistan in a counter terrorism operations.

At least 87 militants of the Islamic State have been killed during theoperations of Afghan Special Forces in eastern Nangarhar province.

According to informed military sources, the militants were killed in therestive Achin district of Nangarhar province, Khaama Press has reported.

In the meantime, the Afghan Military in the East has announced that threeother ISIS Khurasan militants were killed in a drone strike in Haska Minadistrict.

The 201st Silab Corps in a statement said the coalition forces carried outairstrikes in Haska Mina district on Monday leaving at least 3 militants ofISIS Khurasan dead.

The statement further added that some weapons and munitions belonging toISIS Khurasan were also destroyed in the airstrikes.

The anti-government armed militants including ISIS Khurasan sympathizershave not commented regarding the operations and airstrikes so far.