At least four Daesh insurgents were killed in a foreign troops’ drone strike in eastern Nangarhar province today, officials of 201 Selab Military Corps said.
The incident took place in Achin district of the province after a foreign troops drone targeted the Daesh insurgents, officials said.
There were no civilian casualties in the airstrike, he said.
This comes after the Afghan Air Force carried out an air strike in Achin on Monday, and destroyed a radio station reportedly run by Daesh.
According to Dawlat Waziri, a defense ministry spokesman, this was the third time security forces had silenced the radio station.
Nangarhar residents had become increasingly concerned over the radio station in the past few weeks as the station known as the “Voice of the Caliphate” has been broadcasting pro-Daesh sentiment and using the channel to recruit new members.
Repeated calls were made to government to silence the radio station but despite previous efforts to eliminate the broadcaster, the group continued to air their propaganda.
Last month, officials said that the group was using a mobile studio, making it difficult for security forces to pin-point their location.
In the past months, the foreign troops and Afghan airstrikes have been increased in eastern parts of Afghanistan in which dozens insurgents were killed.http://www.tolonews.com/en/afghanistan/23600-4-daesh-insurgents-killed-in-foreign-troops-drone-strike
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