At least seventy eight (78) terrorists affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group were killed and scores wounded during the joint airstrikes of the Afghan and US forces in Nangarhar province.
According to a statement by Nangarhar governor’s office, the airstrikes were carried out on Monday in Haska Mina district.
The statement further added that the terrorists were targeted in Gorgori, Shinkai, and Angor areas of the district, leaving sixty militants dead and eighteen others wounded.
Several light and heavy weapons including ammunition were also destroyed during the airstrike, the statement added.
In the meantime, the governor’s office in its statement said one civilian was killed and at least fourteen were also wounded during the airstrikes as the ISIS terrorists had used them as human shields during the operations.
Humiliated anti-government armed terrorists groups including the ISIS combatants have not commented regarding the report so far.
