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7 rebels killed as many held in Nangarhar raid, drone strike

Seven militants have been killed and as many arrested in Afghan forces raid and foreign forces airstrike in eastern Nangarhar province, officials said on Friday. Five Taliban and two Daesh rebels had been arrested during security forces…

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5 Daesh insurgents killed in Kunar airstrike

At least five Daesh or so called Islamic State (IS) militants have been killed in a foreign forces airstrike in eastern Kunar province, an military corps said Friday. A statement from the 201st Silab Military Corps received by…

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TTP chief’s son killed in Kunar drone strike

Pakistani Taliban. The Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) confirmed the drone strike on its base in eastern Kunar province and the killing of Abdullah, son of Fazlullah. In a statement, the proscribed outfit said 20 suicide bombers were killed and…

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3 Haqqani Network fighters dead in Aurakzai drone strike

KABUL’s northwestern tribal region of Aurakzai on Wednesday. The drone attack occurred in the Speen Tal locality between Aurakzai and North Waziristan, a Pakistani media reported. The target was a rebel hideout. Commander Ihsanullah, also known as Khwarayee, was killed…

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Notorious commanders among 8 killed in drone strike

At least eight Taliban insurgents, including three notorious commanders, have been killed during a US drone strike in eastern Laghman province, an official said on Thursday. Sarhadi Zwak, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News US forces carried…

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Daesh prisons chief among 3 killed in airstrike

Three Daesh militants, including the group’s prisons in-charge, have been killed in an airstrike by foreign forces in eastern Kunar province, officials said on Sunday. Kunar police chief, Maj. Gen. Jumma Gul Himmat, told Pajhwok Afghan News a…

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10 civilians killed in Haska Mena drone strike

Officials and residents in eastern Nangarhar province on Monday said 10 people were killed and eight others wounded in yesterday’s US drone strike in Haska Mena district. They also confirmed the killing of 25 Daesh or Islamic State…

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Death toll in Haska Mena drone strike climbs: source

Government officials on Sunday provided different accounts about casualties after a US drone struck participants of a prayer service in the Haska Mena district of eastern Nangarhar province. The airstrike took place this afternoon in Mianji Baba village…

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5 rebels killed in Kunar drone strikes

At least five insurgents have been killed in a US drone attack in Ghaziabad district of eastern Kunar province, officials said Saturday. Governor’s spokesman Abdul Ghani Musamim told Pajhwok Afghan News, five militants were killed in a foreign…

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Drone kills 5 anti-Daesh militiamen in Nangarhar

Five uprising members were killed in a NATO drone strike in Pachiragam district of eastern Nangarhar province on Saturday, an official said. Attaullah Khogyani, the governor’s spokesman, confirmed the strike to Pajhwok Afghan News in Koz-Pachir village before…

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Hundreds rally against civilian deaths in Nangarhar

Hundreds of people on Tuesday protested against what they claimed a US drone strike that killed and wounded many civilians in Achin district of eastern Nangarhar province. The early Wednesday’s morning drone strike hit a house in the…

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9 foreign insurgents eliminated in Khost drone strike

At least nine insurgents were killed in a drone strike by foreign forces in the Spera district of southeastern Khost province, an official said on Sunday. The Spera district chief, Mohammad Azim, told Pajhwok Afghan News the…

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4 Daesh fighters killed in Nangarhar drone strike

At least four Daesh -- or so called Islamic State (IS) -- rebels have been killed in a drone strike in eastern Nangarhar province, officials said on Thursday. Attaullah Khogyani, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the…

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8 Taliban, 3 civilians killed in Logar drone strike

A US drone strike killed eight Taliban insurgents and three civilians in the Azra district of central Logar province, an official and a public representative said on Saturday. Salim Saleh, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the…

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20 insurgents perish in Kunduz drone strike

Twenty Taliban drone airstrike in the Dasht-i-Archi district of northern Kunduz province on Monday, an official said. Brig. Gen. Mohammad Qasim Jangal Bagh, the provincial police chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident took place in Mullah…

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In Achin district, 5 Taliban perish in US drone strike

At least five Taliban fighters have been killed in a US drone strike in the Achin district of eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Tuesday. Attaullah Khogyani, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the strike took…

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4 Pakistani insurgents dead in Kunar drone strike

Four Pakistani militants were killed in a US drone strike in eastern Kunar province on Saturday, an official said. Abdul Ghani Musamam, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the raid took place at around 8:00am in the…

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Drone strike, bomb kill 16 Taliban in Nangarhar

Sixteen Taliban drone strike and a bomb blast in the eastern province of Nangarhar, officials said on Monday. The drone killed 11 militants in Ador area of Khogyani district, Nangarhar police spokesman Lt. Col. Hazrat Hussain Mashriqiwal told…

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Drone kills 12 militants in Nangarhar

A dozen militants including nine foreign nationals were killed in a drone strike by foreign troops in eastern Nangarhar province, officials said on Sunday. The incident took place on Saturday night in Khogyani district, killing a dozen of…

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Senior Taliban commander among 4 dead in drone strike

A US drone strike has killed four militants, including a senior Taliban leader, in Barkai Barak district in central Logar province, an official says on Sunday. Mohammad Rahim Amin, the district chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News that Maulvi…