Daesh commander among 5 killed in Nangarhar raids

JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Five Daesh -- Islamic State (IS) -- militants, including a commander, have been killed during air raids in eastern Nangarhar province, the military said on Saturday.

 A statement from the 201^st Selab Military Corps said two IS fighters including commander Syed Wali were killed in Nazyan and three others in Ghanikhel in Friday’s during airstrikes.

The corps added civilians suffered no casualties in the airstrike. There has been no word so far from Daesh, which has been active in many border areas in the east near the Pakistan border.

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