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Afghanistan: US drone strike kills 8 Taliban insurgents

India Blooms News Service | | May 02, 2017, at 01:09 am

Kabul, May 1 (IBNS): At least eight Taliban insurgents were killed in an air strike carried out by the US military in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province on Monday, local Khaama Press reported.

The operation was carried out in Chaparhar district of the province, the agency quoted local officials as saying.

Meanwhile, in another clash between the ISIS and Taliban militants in the same province, at least 30 insurgents were left dead or wounded.

The Taliban is yet to comment on the report.

#Taliban #ISIS #Afghanistan #USDroneStrike #Nangarhar #Chaparhar

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