KABUL – A series of airstrikes have been launched on the hideouts of theIslamic State of Iraq and Syria Khurasan in eastern Nangarhar province ofAfghanistan bordering Pakistan.

The 201st Silab Corps of the Afghan Military in the East said the latestairstrikes were carried out in the vicinity of Khogyani district.

According to a statement released by 201st Silab Corps, the U.S. unmannedaerial vehicles targeted some hideouts of the terror group in Wazir Tangiarea of the district.

The statement further added that the airstrikes left at least sevenmilitants of the terror group dead.

The anti-government armed militant and terrorist groups including ISISloyalists have not commented regarding the report so far.

Nangarhar has been among the relatively calm provinces since the fall ofthe Taliban regime in 2001 but the anti-government armed militants havebeen attempting to expand their foothold in this province during the recentyears.

However, the Afghan armed forces are busy conducting counter-terrorismoperations to suppress the militant groups.