4 IS militants killed in US airstrike

ANI  |  Kabul [Afghanistan] 

At least four militants affiliated with the terror outfit Islamic State (IS) have been killed in an airstrike conducted by the US forces Afghanistan's eastern province.

An official statement said that the US forces conducted airstrikes on hideouts using unmanned aerial vehicles in district and that the militants were targeted in Takht Dara area, killing at least four militants, reported.

This comes after at least four militants affiliated with the terror group were killed in a similar airstrike in this province last week.

The latest airstrike is in tandem with the counter-terrorism ground operations are being conducted by Afghan and US forces in against the IS, and other militant groups in province.

The US forces conduct airstrikes by using unmanned aerial vehicles in the province to clamp down the militants.

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First Published: Sun, April 08 2018. 15:40 IST