Ashraf Ghani said Afghan forces had dislodged ISIS loyalists from regions of Nangarhar province bordering Pakistan.
Kabul, Afghanistan:
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani says the ISIS group has been defeated in eastern Afghanistan, where it had taken over some remote districts.
Speaking at the opening of parliament Sunday, Ghani said Afghan forces had dislodged ISIS loyalists from regions of Nangarhar province bordering Pakistan.
He says Afghanistan will be a "graveyard" for ISIS.
ISIS has had a presence in Afghanistan for more than a year. Officials have said most militants calling themselves ISIS are disaffected Taliban fighters.
Afghan forces have claimed victory following a 21-day operation in the Achin and Shinwar districts of Nangarhar, claiming at least 200 militants killed.
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Speaking at the opening of parliament Sunday, Ghani said Afghan forces had dislodged ISIS loyalists from regions of Nangarhar province bordering Pakistan.
He says Afghanistan will be a "graveyard" for ISIS.
ISIS has had a presence in Afghanistan for more than a year. Officials have said most militants calling themselves ISIS are disaffected Taliban fighters.
Afghan forces have claimed victory following a 21-day operation in the Achin and Shinwar districts of Nangarhar, claiming at least 200 militants killed.
(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
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