46 militants killed in airstrikes, Daesh radio station destroyed in Afghanistan

By our correspondents
February 03, 2016

KABUL: At least 46 militants were killed and a radio station operated by the militant Daesh (ISIS) group was destroyed in airstrikes on a remote eastern region of Afghanistan on Tuesday. An official of United States military said the strike had destroyed Voice of the Caliphate radio operated by IS near the border with Pakistan. Afghan media reports claimed that at least 46 militants were also killed in Tuesday air strikes. In an official statement US Army Col Mike Lawhorn spokesman for the US-Nato mission in Afghanistan said two counter-terrorism airstrikes took place in Achin district in Nangarhar province late Monday.