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Crisis/Conflict/Terrorism Five IS militants killed in drone strikes in E Afghanistan
Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 02 Oct 2019, 12:59 pm Print
Jalalabad, Afghanistan (Xinhua/UNI) At least five Islamic State (IS) militants have been killed in NATO-led coalition drone strikes in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province, the provincial government said Wednesday.
"The coalition pilotless planes fired missiles on two militants' compounds in Wazir Tangai locality of Khogyani district on Tuesday, killing five IS militants," the government said in a statement.
Some weapons and ammunition belonging to militants were also destroyed, according to the statement.
The IS militant group has not made a comment on the report yet.
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