JALALABAD: Around 34 IS militants were killed after Afg
han army attacked the militants’ strong holds in the country’s eastern province of Nangarhar, said provincial government spokesman on Saturday.
“Over the past 24 hours, Afg
han army personnel – backed by local
tribesmen fighters and Afghan air force – crushed several Daesh (another name for IS) hideouts in
Haska Mi
na district, killing 34 militants,”Attahullah Khogyani said.
About 16 militants were wounded and seven arrests were made following the raids, the spokesman added.On Thursday night, dozens of IS militants attacked an army checkpoint in the restive district, killing 17 army soldiers.
Khogyani said the raid was launched in response to the recent attack against the army post in the district south of provincial capital Jalalabad
city, 120 km east of national capital of Kabul.
The militant group has yet to make comments.
