12 August 2016

News Story: 32 IS militants killed in E. Afghanistan

JALALABAD, Afghanistan, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- The ongoing operations against Islamic State (IS) fighters in Achin district of the eastern Nangarhar province in Afghanistan have killed 32 insurgents and injured more than two dozen others over the past 24 hours, said a statement of 201 Silab Corps stationed in the eastern region on Thursday.

"Pounding IS positions from the ground and air have killed 32 rebels and injured 26 others over the past 24 hours," the statement said.

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