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Afghanistan
US airstrike wipe-out ISIS hideout in Nangarhar, leaving 13 dead
2017-11-26
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] The US forces based in Afghanistan conducted a new Arclight airstrike on ISIS bully boyz 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, wiping out of their hideouts in this province.

According to the local officials, at least 13 Death Eater were killed as a result of the Arclight airstrike conducted in the vicinity of Haska Mina district.

The 201st Silab Corps officials in the East confirmed that the hideout of the terror group was wipedout and at least 13 bully boyz were killed.

The officials further added that the local residents and security personnel in the vicinity did not suffer any casualties.

The provincial government media office in a statement also confirmed that 13 bully boyz were killed in the Arclight airstrike conducted in Gagari area.

The anti-government armed Death Eater groups including the ISIS bully boyz have not commented regarding the report so far.

Nangarhar is among the relatively calm provinces however the Taliban
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and ISIS bully boyz have increased their insurgency activities in some its remote parts during the recent years.

The 201st Silab Corps of the Afghan military in the East said last week that several bully boyz of the terror group were killed in a similar Arclight airstrike carried out in Deh Bala district of Nangarhar province.

The Silab Corps officials are saying that the hideouts of the terror group were targeted by unmanned aerial vehicles in Payin area of the district.

The officials further added at least ten ISIS bully boyz were killed in the Arclight airstrikes but no casualties were incurred to the local residents or security personnel.

Posted by:Fred

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