KABUL, March 26 (Xinhua) -- A total of 27 armed insurgents affiliated with the Islamic State (IS) group were killed after Afghan forces aircrafts targeted militants positions in parts of the eastern Nangarhar province Saturday night, the Interior Ministry said on Sunday.
According to a statement, the aircrafts targeted militants' hideouts in the Chenar Keli, Sahiban and Mullah Badur villages of Kot district Saturday night, leaving 27 armed IS fighters dead, besides destroying their weapon caches.
IS insurgents who are active in Kot, Haskamina and other parts of Nangarhar province have not commented on the report.
