22 March 2017

News Story: Drone strikes kill 26 IS militants in E. Afghanistan

JALALABAD, Afghanistan, March 21 (Xinhua) -- Up to 26 militants loyal to the Islamic State (IS) group had been killed after drones bombed the armed outfit's hideouts in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar, a police spokesman of the province said Tuesday.

According to Hazrat Hussain Mashriqwal, a total of the 24 IS fighters were killed in Achin district and two more militants lost their lives in Nazian district after the unmanned planes raided the militants' hideouts on Monday.

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