Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Jalalabad (BNA) The local officials of Nangarhar province rescued 24 ethnic elders in a special operation conducted by security forces in that province.
An official of Nangarhar governor office told BNA, the ethnic elders have been rescued in special operation of Afghan security forces in Chaparhar district.
The ISIS fighters wanted to transfer the ethnic elders to other place, which were targeted by security forces, he said.
Three ISIS fighters were killed and a civilian has been wounded in the clash.
It is mentionable that the ethnic elders were taken hostages by ISIS fighters.
T. Yarzada
