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US forces kill 4 ISIS-K militants in Achin, Nazian districts
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] The US force conducted  s in Achin and Nazian districts of eastern NangarharThe unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country.. province of Afghanistan, leaving at least 4 ISIS Khurasan (ISIS-K) snuffies dead. The provincial security commandment in a statement said Saturday that the airstrikes were carried out in the two districts on Friday. The statement further added that three ISIS Khurasan snuffies were killed and one of their Dshk heavy machine gun was destroyed during the airstrike conducted in Bagh Dara area of Achin district. The US forces also conducted airstrike in Nazian district targeting the ISIS Khurasan snuffies in Spin Zhai area, leaving one bully boy dead. According to the provincial security commandment, the local residents and security personnel on the ground did not suffer any casualty during the airstrikes. Earlier, the provincial government had said at least six snuffies affiliated with the Taliban ...the Pashtun equivalent of men... and ISIS Khurasan groups have been killed and five others sustained injuries during the separate operations conducted in Haska Mina and Khogyani districts. Posted by: Fred 2018-07-23 |
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