Monitoring Desk
KABUL: At least eleven militants affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group were killed in separate drone strikes in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. The 201st Silab Corps of the Afghan army in a statement said the US military carried out an airstrike in Deh Bala district, targeting a group of insurgents carrying weapons on two horses.
The statement further added that the militants were targeted in Kas area of the district, leaving three ISIS militants dead and as a result the two horses were also killed. The provincial government media office however said the airstrike was carried out in Haska Mina district, providing the same casualties toll.
In the meantime, the 201st Silab in a separate statement said Friday that eight ISIS militant were killed and three others were wounded in a similar airstrike. Nangarhar is among the relatively calm provinces in East of Afghanistan but the security situation of the province has started to deteriorate during the recent years.
At least 15 ISIS militants were killed in the latest drone strike of the US forces in this province last week. The provincial government media office in a statement said the latest airstrike was carried out Bandar area of Achin district. The statement further added that fifteen ISIS militants were killed and their weapons, ammunition, and explosives cache was destroyed in the air raid.
Meanwhile, the Afghan Air Force (AAF) has intensified airstrikes in northern Faryab province of Afghanistan in response to the growing threats of the terror groups who are attempting to expand insurgency in northern parts of the country. The 209th Shaheen Corps of the Afghan army in a statement said Saturday that Afghan Air Force carried out a series of airstrikes in Pashtun Kot district.
The statement further added that as a result of the airstrikes at least seven militants were killed and three others were wounded. According to the Shaheen Corps of the Afghan military, the airstrikes were carried out on the hideouts of the Taliban insurgents in this province. The anti-government armed militant groups including the Taliban insurgents have not commented regarding the report so far.
Faryab is among the relatively volatile provinces in northern parts of the country where the anti-government armed militants are actively operating in a number of its districts. Several militants including key members and commanders of the anti-government armed militants were killed in similar operations in this province earlier last month. According to the Afghan military officials, the operations were conducted in Sherin Islam Qalam, Zaqoom, and Tapa-e-Qeshlaq vilages located in Khwajah Sabs Posh and Sherin Tagab districts.
