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4 policemen, 13 IS fighters killed in clash in E. Afghanistan

Xinhua, June 11, 2016 Adjust font size:

Four police and 13 Islamic State fighters were killed Saturday in a clash in the eastern Nangarhar province, said Ataullah Khogiani, spokesman for the provincial government.

"A group of Islamic State fighters attacked police headquarters in Deh Bala district early Saturday, triggering a gun battle which lasted for a couple of hours, during which 13 IS rebels and four police were killed," Khogiani told Xinhua.

Seven militants had been injured during the firefight, the official added.

The IS group, which has been fighting government forces in parts of Nangarhar province with Jalalabad as its capital 120 km east of Kabul, has yet to make comments. Endite