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43 ISIS, Taliban militants surrender in Nangarhar, 12 killed
At least 43 militants including loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group renounced violence and surrendered to the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan.

The National Directorate of Security (NDS) said the militants belonged to 4 groups led by militant commanders Mohammad Ayoub, Mohammad Wali and Juma Baz.

A statement by NDS said the militants were conducting insurgency activities in Achin, Nazian, and Ghani Khel districts before they surrendered to the Afghan forces. The statement further added that the militants opted to join peace process amid ongoing operations which have considerably weakened the capabilities of the militant groups fighting the Afghan forces.

The Taliban militants and ISIS loyalists have not commented regarding the report so far.

Both Taliban insurgents and ISIS loyalists are actively operating in a number of the remote districts of Nangarhar province including the restive Achin and Nazian districts.

The surrender of the militants in the mentioned districts comes as the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces are busy conducting a major counter-terrorism operation in this province. The operations were launched more than two weeks ago in Kot district to eliminate the loyalists of ISIS terrorist group who were attemtpign to expand operations in this province.

12 ISIS militants die in Nangarhar

At least 12 loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group were killed and 19 others were wounded during the ongoing military operations eastern Nangarhar province, in the restive Achin district.

The provincial government media office in Nangarhar in a statement said the militants were killed during the military operations ‘Qahr’ which have been launched to suppress the loyalists of the terror group in Nangarhar.

The statement further added that the operations are being conducted with the help of the ground forces as well as the Afghan Air Force in the districts where the loyalists of the terror group are active.

The Afghan commandos launched a major operation against the loyalists of the terror group in Nangarhar nearly two weeks and cleared the restive Kot district from the presence of ISIS militants.
Posted by: badanov 2016-08-09
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