Air strikes kill two foreign ISIS terrorists in Afghanistan

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ANI Kabul [Afghanistan]
Last Updated : Nov 21 2016 | 1:32 PM IST

At least two foreign loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group have been killed in an air strike carried out by foreign forces in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province.

Khaama Press quoted local security officials as saying that the two foreign insurgents were killed in Achin district after they were targeted in an airstrike.

The officials further added that an unmanned aerial vehicle was used by the foreign forces to target both insurgents. There were no other casualties.

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First Published: Nov 21 2016 | 1:16 PM IST

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