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Afghanistan
43 militants killed in latest drone strikes in Nangarhar province
2015-07-09
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] At least 43 forces of Evil were killed in separate drone strikes in eastern Nangarhar
The 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, local officials said Wednesday.

The Arclight airstrikes were carried out in Achin and Haska Mina districts with reports suggesting the forces of Evil were affiliates of the Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems....
 of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group.

Provincial police front man Hazrat Hussain Mashriqwal said at least 18 forces of Evil were killed in Achin district and 25 others were killed in Haska Mina district.

He said the Arclight airstrikes were carried out late on Tuesday afternoon but did not provide further details regarding the identities of those killed.

The latest Arclight airstrike comes as at least 49 forces of Evil affiliated with the ISIS terror group were killed in separate drone strikes in Achin district two days back.

The Afghan Intelligence -- National Directorate of Security
...the Afghan national intel agency...
 (NDS) also announced Tuesday that the ISIS group's second-in-command was killed along with 6 forces of Evil in Achin district.

The anti-government armed holy warrior groups have not commented regarding the incident so far.
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