U.S., Afghan Forces Launch Major Offensive Against Islamic State

Multipronged attack hits hundreds of Islamic State militants in Gurgoray Valley near Pakistan border

Michael M. Phillips in Washington and

Craig Nelson and

Habib Khan Totakhil in Kabul

June 8, 2018 12:58 p.m. ET

U.S. and Afghan special-operations troops are carrying out a major air and ground offensive to clear Islamic State fighters from a district where the militant group aspires to make its local capital.

The operation, launched unannounced at the end of last month, has killed some 140 Islamic State fighters in Deh Bala district, according to the U.S. military.

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