19 rebels dead, 2 hurt in airstrike, operation

JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Twenty-one Daesh rebels, including foreigners, have been killed in US drone strike and security forces offensive in the Achin and Haska Mena districts of eastern Nangarhar province, officials said on Tuesday.

Police Chief Col. Hazrat Hussain Mashraqiwal told Pajhwok Afghan News 12 Daesh rebels had been killed in US drone strike in the Bandar locality of Achin district.

The strike was carried out Monday evening in which rebels’ vehicle was also destroyed.

Separately, seven rebels have been killed and two others wounded in security forces offensive codenamed Shahin-25 in Haska Mena district, said Attaullah Khogyani, the governor’s spokesman.

Security forces and civilians suffered no casualties in the ongoing offensive, he added.

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