KABUL, Apr 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – A local Daesh leader was killed by Afghan Special Forces, in the country’s eastern Nangarhar province, last night, National Directorate of Security (NDS), the country’s national intelligence agency, confirmed today.
“Acting on a confirmed tip-off, the NDS Special Operations Forces, conducted an operation in Kuz Kunar district, Nangarhar province, to arrest Kamin, known as Hakimullah, one of the Daesh’s newly designated local leaders,” the agency said on Twitter.
“A gunfight took place while the targeted man was planning to flee the area. As a result, Kamin, who served as Daesh military chief for Pachir Wa Agam and Haska Mina districts of Nangarhar was killed,” the statement read.
In an unrelated development, Afghan army personnel discovered and destroyed an attack tunnel of Taliban insurgents and arrested four militants, in Sharsharak village of northern Balkh province on Friday night, the army’s 209 Shaheen Corps confirmed today.
The arrested militants tried to assault an army operating base in the area, by digging the tunnel, according to the source.
The Afghan security forces continued in mopping-up operations, as spring and summer, known as fighting season, is drawing near in the Asian country.– NNN-XINHUA
