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US carries out drone strike in eastern Afghanistan

By REUTERS

JANUARY 10, 2016 11:55

KABUL - The United States conducted a drone strike in Afghanistan last week but a spokesman declined to confirm reports it had killed as many as 20 Islamic State (ISIS) militants in the eastern province of Nangarhar.

Although the United States ended major combat in Afghanistan at the end of 2014, it still maintains a force for counterterrorism operations, along with advice and assistance offered to Afghan police and troops fighting the Taliban.

Nangarhar has become a stronghold for radical Islamic State militants fighting both Afghan government forces and the Taliban and there has been a series of drone strikes against targets in the province.

Asked about reports of a drone attack in Nangarhar, US military spokesman Col. Michael Lawhorn said US forces had carried out a "counterterrorism strike" on Friday but did not specify a location nor estimate casualties.

"It is United States Forces Afghanistan policy not to discuss the details of counterterrorism operations," he said.

Afghan media reported as many as 20 Islamic State militants were killed when the drone hit a compound on Friday.

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