JALALABAD, Afghanistan, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Afghan security forces waged an operation and killed nine militants affiliated with the Islamic State (IS) in eastern province of Nangarhar on Sunday, authorities said.
The operation was launched in the restive Hasaka Mina district of the province, resulting in the death of nine fighters and eliminating their command and control center in which heavy and light arms and ammunition have been stocked, the provincial the provincial government said in a statement.
Government forces and civilians were not hurt in the incident, the statement confirmed.
The IS militants does not usually comment on the reports about their casualties.
The mountainous province, 120 km east of Kabul, has been the scene of clashes between security forces and IS militants from time to time.
