2 Daesh rebels killed in Nangarhar drone strike

KABUL (Pajhwok): Two Daesh rebels have been killed in a US drone strike in the Achin district of eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Monday.

Governor Spokesman Ataullah Khogyani told Pajhwok Afghan News the two militants were targeted in a drone missile attack Sunday night in a village of Mamandari locality.

Elsewhere, three Taliban have been killed and a suspect militant detained during Special Forces operation in Tarko locality of Chaparhar district, according to Khogyani.

He said civilians and security forces suffered no casualties during the offensive.

Separately, more than 600 kilogrames of expired and low-quality food items have been recovered from Jalalabad city, the provincial public health department said.

Public Health Director Dr. Najibullah Kamawal said, these items had been recovered from several stores and shops in the city and will be destroyed in the near future.

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