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Afghanistan
24 Civilians Rescued From Daesh Custody In Nangarhar
2019-04-24
[ToloNews] At least 24 civilians were rescued from ISIS custody in an operation by security forces in 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 provincial governor's office said in a statement on Tuesday.

According to the statement, the residents were kidnapped in Chaparhar district on Monday, April 22.

Three ISIS fighters and a civilian were killed and three civilians were maimed during the operation, the statement said.

The statement did not provide more details.
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