A foreign insurgent was among at least three militants killed during a clash with the local public uprising forces in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan.
Publish dateSaturday 24 February 2018 - 14:49
Story Code : 158823
According to the provincial police commandment, the incident took place late on Thursday night in the vicinity of Goshta district of Nangarhar.
The clash broke out in Torkani area of Goshta district, the provincial commandment said, adding that the foreign militant killed during the clash has been identified as Syed Nabi alias Jahanyar who was hailing fro Pakistan.
The provincial police commandment also added that the dead bodies of the militants were left in the area and two Ak-47 rifles, 2 motorcycles, and some ammunition were also confiscated by the uprising forces.
The anti-government armed militant groups including the Taliban and ISIS insurgents have not commented regarding the report so far.
Nangarhar has been among the relatively calm provinces in East of Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban regime but the anti-government armed militant groups have been attempting to expand their insurgency activities in some of the remote parts of the province during the recent years.
Both the Taliban and militants affiliated with the Islamic State terror group have presence in some districts of Nangarhar.
The clash broke out in Torkani area of Goshta district, the provincial commandment said, adding that the foreign militant killed during the clash has been identified as Syed Nabi alias Jahanyar who was hailing fro Pakistan.
The provincial police commandment also added that the dead bodies of the militants were left in the area and two Ak-47 rifles, 2 motorcycles, and some ammunition were also confiscated by the uprising forces.
The anti-government armed militant groups including the Taliban and ISIS insurgents have not commented regarding the report so far.
Nangarhar has been among the relatively calm provinces in East of Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban regime but the anti-government armed militant groups have been attempting to expand their insurgency activities in some of the remote parts of the province during the recent years.
Both the Taliban and militants affiliated with the Islamic State terror group have presence in some districts of Nangarhar.
Source : Afghn Voice Agency(AVA)
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