Friday May 4, 2018
Kabul (BNA) More than 26 loyalists of ISIS terrorist group were killed during latest attacks carried out by Afghan Special Forces in vicinity of eastern Nangarhar province the night before last.
The terrorists have been targeted and killed in various parts of Ghani Khail, Roudat, Koot and Heska Mena 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 National Defense and Security Forces in different parts of the mentioned districts, in which 26 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 3 round of different type of mines succeeded to prevent from a series of blast in Nangarhar province.
Also during this period, a weapon storage 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 storage.
Local officials in the province claimed that ISIS members used the weapon storage in their terrorist and destructive activities.
T/M.A.Ansari
