Afghan Forces kill 21 ISIS militants in Eastern Nangarhar Province

Afghan security forces have killed at least 60 militants, including 21 ISIS radicals, during a military operation in the country’s east, the Defense Ministry said in a statement on Saturday.

Afghan security forces have killed at least 60 militants, including 21 ISIS radicals, during a military operation in the country’s east, the Defense Ministry said in a statement on Saturday.

According to the statement, the military operation took place in the eastern Nangarhar province. Some 10 Afghan soldiers were killed during the operation.

Afghanistan is experiencing political, social and security instability, as the Taliban Wahhabi movement and other radical extremist organizations such as ISIS, which is prohibited in many countries, including Russia, continue to stage attacks against civilian and state targets.