JALALABAD (Pajhwok): The Islamic State, also known as Daesh, and other militant groups would be weakened this winter, the acting defence minister promised on Saturday.
Masoom Stanikzai held out the promise during a well-attended public meeting at the governor’s office in Jalalabad, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province.
He told the gathering, attended by government officials and tribal elders, the winter security strategy envisaged an offensive against Daesh and other fighters in Nangarhar.
The acting minister vowed to equip the security personnel in . . .
