JALALABAD (Pajhwok): At least 27 Islamic State (IS) -- or Daesh -- militants have been killed in foreign forces’ drone strikes in Haska Mina and Achin districts of eastern Nangarhar province, the army claimed on Thursday.
A statement from the 201st Selab Military Corps of the Afghan National Army said 14 Islamic State insurgents were killed in a drone attack in the Shadal Bazaar area of Achin district.
Achin police chief, Lt. Col. Ahmad Shah Ahmadi, said seven Daesh militants were killed in similar strikes in the Bandar area of the town late on Wednesday. Civilians suffered . . .
