US: Joint Operations Continue to Decimate IS in N. Afghanistan

U.S. special forces in partnership with Afghan counterparts have eliminated 22 Islamic State fighters in a counterterrorism operation in northern Afghanistan. The operation occurred April 11.  The targeted militants were attempting to defend Darzab district, the group’s “strategic center” in Jowzjan province, said a U.S. military statement Sunday. On April 5, a U.S. airstrike in Darzab killed IS commander for northern Afghanistan Qari Hekmatullah and his bodyguard, dealing a major...

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