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Drone strikes kill 20 oppositions in Nangahar
Two separate drone strikes in an eastern Nangahar province bordering Pakistan have killed 20 militants affiliated with the Islamic State group, officials said.
Ahmad Zia Abdulzai, spokesman for the governor of Nangarhar province, says the strikes took place late on Wednesday night. He says both took place in Haska Mina district near the border
Ahmadzai confirmed no civilian casualties in the attacks.
A statement from the U.S. military in Afghanistan confirmed a “kinetic strike” in Nangarhar against what it says were “individuals threatening the force.”
Abdulzai says the district is adjacent to Pachi Agam district, where militants are active.
Nangarhar has seen heavy fighting in recent months between militants purported to be from the Taliban and the Islamic State group, battling for control of trade routes.