Afghanistan: US drone strike kills ISIS affiliate leader

ANI  |  New York [USA] 

A US killed an affiliate - in on Sunday.

"I would also add that the unrelentingly continues its counterterrorism efforts against ISIS-K, Al-Qaeda, and other regional and international terrorist groups," O'Donnell said in a statement.

The ISIS-K leader was responsible for a number of bombings that claimed lives of hundreds of civilians.

Ten other fighters were also killed in the airstrikes, which was launched in the province, near the border with

The air strikes by the has been increased over the past year.

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First Published: Sun, August 26 2018. 21:28 IST