IS spokesman killed in E. Afghanistan

Source: Xinhua| 2018-11-25 16:31:11|Editor: mym
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JALALABAD, Afghanistan, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Spokesman of the Islamic State (IS) outfit Sharafat Shafaq was killed in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province, said a statement of military website Corps 201 Selab released here on Sunday.

According to the statement, the IS propaganda in-charge and spokesman was killed during operations against the insurgent group in Deh Bala district.

Without providing more details, the statement said that the government forces would continue to target IS militants from ground and air elsewhere in the country.

The hardliner IS outfit has yet to make a comment on the claim.

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