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JALALABAD (Pajhwok): At least 22 Daesh militants, including two commanders, have been killed in a drone strike in eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Saturday.
The Nangarhar governor’s spokesperson, Attaullah Khogyani, told Pajhwok Afghan News the unmanned NATO drone hit a Daesh hideout in Mailo locality of Nazyan district late on Friday.
Two commanders, Zabihullah aka Shino and Zargul, were among at least 22 Daesh affiliates killed in the strike.
A majority of the slain fighters were foreigners, Khogyani said, adding civilians stayed unharmed in the strike.
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