The loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group suffered casualties after ambushing the Afghan security forces in eastern Nangarhar province.
According to the local government officials, the incident took place late on Saturday afternoon in Batikot district.
Provincial police spokesman Hazrat Hussain Mashriqwal confirmed that the ISIS loyalists the Afghan forces as they were patrolling in the area.
He said the ambush triggered a gun battle that lasted for almost half an hour which led to death of 2 ISIS loyalists while 4 other militants were wounded.
Mashriqwal further added that the Afghan security forces and the local residents did not suffer any casualties during the gun battle.
Nangarhar is among the relatively volatile provinces in eastern Afghanistan where anti-government armed militants including the Taliban insurgents and ISIS loyalists are actively operating in a number of its remote districts.
The ISIS loyalists continue to their insurgency activities on occasional basis despite they received major blows as a result of the military operations and US airstrikes during the recent months.
The Afghan security forces launched a major operation in Achin districts of Nangarhar last month amid concerns that the ISIS loyalists are attempting to establish a regional basis in this province.
The operations continued for a period of at least 21 days in Achin district which was mostly cleared of the insurgents with the local officials saying nearly 300 militants affiliated with the terror group were killed or wounded.http://www.khaama.com/isis-loyalists-suffer-casualties-after-ambushing-afghan-forces-in-nangarhar-0393
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