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Afghanistan
ISIS-K commander among 16 killed in Nangarhar operations
2018-12-31
[KhaamaPress] At least sixteen turbans affiliated with 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 Khurasan (ISIS-K) have been killed during the latest operations of the Afghan Special Forces 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.

The 201st Silab Corps of the Afghan Military in the East said a commander of the terror group was among those killed.

According to a statement released by 201st Silab Corps, the operations were conducted by 02 Unit of the Afghan army in Chengi area of Achin district.

The statement further added that the Air Forces also provided air support to the Afghan forces during the operation.

The security personnel involved in the operations and local residents have not suffered casualties during the operations, the 201st Silab Corps added.

The anti-government armed Lion of Islam and terrorist groups including ISIS-K loyalists have not commented regarding the operations so far.

Nangarhar is among the relatively calm provinces in the East but both Taliban
...Arabic for students...
and ISIS Khurasan turbans are active in some of its districts and often attempt to carry out attacks against the government and security forces.
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