link>KABUL- At least three militants belonging to the ISIS terrorist group andTaliban militants group were killed in separate operations in East ofAfghanistan.
The 201st Silab Corps of the Afghan military in the East said Monday atleast two ISIS insurgents were killed in a drone strike of the US forces inAchin district.
The Silab Corps officials said the airstrike was carried out in the past 24hours in the vicinity of Khargi village.
In the meantime, a clash broke out between the insurgents and the Afghanforces during an operation in Laghman province, the officials said, addingthat one Taliban insurgent was killed during the clash.
The anti-government armed militant groups including the Taliban and ISISinsurgents have not commented regarding the reports so far.
This comes as counter-terrorism operations including airstrikes areunderway in some restive districts of Nangahrar province against theTaliban and ISIS insurgents.
Laghman has been among the relatively calm provinces in the East but theanti-government armed insurgents have been attempting recently to increasetheir insurgency activities in this province.