ISIS, Taliban Fighters Hit In Separate U.S. Airstrikes

September 28 2017

Afghanistan

Afghan officials say two separate U.S. airstrikes have killed 20 suspected militants, reports Turkey's Anadolu Agency.

On Wednesday, a U.S. drone targeted a group of suspected Islamic State fighters in Haska Maina district in the eastern Nangarhar province, killing five, said a local security spokesman.

A terrorist arms storage site was also destroyed, he said. The attack was the third this week in the area.

Also on Wednesday, a U.S. airstrike hit a suspected Taliban...

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