US Military Hails Success of Anti-IS Strikes in Afghanistan

The United States and NATO allies have conducted nearly 100 counterterrorism strikes in Afghanistan this year that mostly targeted Islamic State fighters and significantly reduced their numbers in the country, a spokesman said Tuesday. U.S. Army General Charles Cleveland said in Kabul the counterterrorism strikes primarily focused on the eastern Nangarhar region bordering Pakistan. Quoting earlier U.S. military estimates, Cleveland said there were up to 3,000 IS fighters operating in...

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