15 IS militants killed in eastern Afghan airstrikes
Xinhua, March 7, 2016 Adjust font size:
Some 15 militants of the Islamic State (IS) group were killed as a U.S. pilotless plane attacked their position in Afghanistan's eastern province of Nangarhar overnight, the provincial government said on Monday.
"Acting upon confirmed intelligence reports, the pilotless plane of the coalition forces stormed a hideout of IS militants in Mohmand Dara area of Achin district last night, killing 15 IS militants and destroying their weapons and ammunition," it said in a statement.
The district bordering Pakistan has been the scene of heavy clashes between IS militants and security forces, backed by pro-government local militiamen over the past couple of months.
The militant group has yet to make comments.
In an unrelated incident, six Taliban militants had been killed and seven others wounded after security forces repelled an attack on three villages in Darqad district of northern Takhar province, provincial police spokesman, Abdul Khalil Asir, told Xinhua on Monday.
The militants attacked the security checkpoints in the district bordering Tajikistan late on Sunday with small arms fire and motor shells and sporadic clashes continued until early Monday, the police official said, adding that no security force member was injured during the clashes. Enditem