[RFE/RL] A drone strike in southern Afghanistan is said to have killed twelve Taliban militants. A spokesman for the governor of Nangarhar province reported the dead included three Afghans and nine foreigners. The Taliban's shadow governor for the district was among those killed.The strike took place late on November 14 in Khogyani district, where militants have been active for months.
Spokesman Ahmad Zai Abdulzai said 150 Daesh fighters were killed or injured during a two-week military operation to expel them from the Achin district. He said checkpoints had been established to ensure they do not return.
In Helmand province, a suicide bomber targeted a convoy of foreign troops, killing one civilian and injuring twelve other civilians. A spokesman for the provincial governor said the attack occurred near the provincial prison on November 15.