Around 17 members of ISIS terrorist group killed in Nangarhar

As many as 17 supporters of ISIS terrorist group killed during latest attacks carried out by Afghan Special Forces in vicinity of eastern Nangarhar province last night.

The terrorists have been targeted and killed in various parts of Acheen, Dor Baba, Batti Koot and Khogyani districts of the province.

Senior commander of Afghan National Army in the east of the country told BNA correspondent, air and ground raids carried out by Afghan Special Forces in different parts of the mentioned districts, in which 17 ISIS adherents were killed and their several hideouts along with some military equipment have been destroyed too.

According to another report, Afghan security forces by discovering and confiscating five round of different type of mines succeeded to prevent from a series of blast in Nangarhar province.

Also during this period, three weapon storages belonging terrorist group have been seized by Afghan security troops in relevant areas of Jalalabad city the provincial capital of the province.
Several heavy and light weapons have been seized from the storages.

Local officials in the province claimed that ISIS members used the weapon storages in their terrorist and destructive activities.

Source: Bakhtar News