AVA- "An unmanned plane of coalition struck an ISIS fighters' hideout in Papeen locality, Dih Bala district, Nangarhar province on Sunday, killing three ISIS militants," Afghan army's 201 Corps Selab based in the region said in a statement.
Afghan forces and the NATO and U.S.-led coalition troops continued in mopping-up operations as spring and summer known as fighting season is drawing near in the mountainous country.
However, the militants responded by armed attacks and bombings.
On Sunday, eight ISIS suicide bombers, three security forces and seven civilians were killed and 42 people injured after ISIS militants attacked provincial department of custom and finance in Jalalabad city, capital of Nangarhar.