At least eight militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group’s offshoot, ISIS Khorsan, were killed in an airstrike by the US forces in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, like reported by khaama.com.
The provincial police commandment in a statement said the airstrike was carried out in Nazian district of Nangarhar.
The statement further added that the militants were targeted in Spin Zhai area of Nazian late on Monday night.
Several weapons, ammunition, and explosives belonging to the terror group were also destroyed, the police commandment added.
The anti-government armed militant groups have not commented regarding the report so far.
Nangarhar is among the relatively calm provinces in eastern Afghanistan but the anti-government armed militant groups have recently increased their insurgency activities in some parts of the province during the recent years.
Operations led by the Afghan forces in coordination with the US forces based in Afghanistan are underway against the ISIS loyalists in this province.
The US forces stepped up airstrikes and operations against the terror group after they were granted a broader role by the former US administration.
