JALALABAD (Pajhwok): The joint operation against Islamic State militants has been successfully underway in Achin district of eastern Nangarhar province and many areas have been cleared of Daesh loyalists, officials said on Thursday, vowing to extend the offensive to Nazyan district.
The operation codenamed “Shaheen 18” was launched earlier this week, with officials saying so far 50 Islamic State gunmen have been killed and another 20 wounded during the operation.
Nangarhar governor Salim Khan Kunduz and the 201 Selab Military Corps commander and several other officials a day earlier visited Deh Sarak and Mamond areas . . .
