Since President Barack Obama gave counterterrorism authority to U.S. forces in Afghanistan in January to strike the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant there, the U.S. and Afghan forces partnered mission has significantly cut enemy-held territory and has reduced the number of enemy fighters by nearly half, the commander of the Resolute Supports mission and U.S. Forces Afghanistan told reporters today.

In a news conference via Skype with Pentagon reporters – his first since taking command in March — Army Gen. John W. Nicholson said from the Afghan capital of Kabul that ISIL-Khorasan, the terrorist organization’s regional affiliate in Afghanistan has seen a territory reduction from 10 districts in southern Nangarhar to parts of three or four since the start of the authority.

US -NATO Gen John Nicholson has warned IS Daesh and Al-Qaida terrorist groups that they will be removed completely from Nangarhar province, insisting that US is pushing through to cut down the capabilities of the terrorists to limit their activities.

Meanwhile officials in Afghanistan Defense Ministry has confirmed that the Tayyeba militants leader Hafiz Mohammad Saied was leading the Daesh activities in Afghanistan, and Pakistan should act for removing the following leader into their soil.

US NATO Gen, Mr. Nicholson said,” simultaneously we continue to support our Afghan military forces, we also try to overshadow the strength of both terrorist networks in Afghanistan, our supports will continue to enable Afghan security forces to tackle the issue by themselves.”

Earlier President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has ordered the Afghan security forces to demolish IS Daesh militants from Nangarhar.

Ministry of Defense Deputy Spokesman Mohammad Radmanish said,” Tayyeba militants leader Hafiz Saied who was managing the IS Daesh militants in Afghanistan, we demand Pakistan to target those terrorists groups into their soil.”

US Government has decided to remove IS Daesh militants from Afghanistan, and Afghan security forces during past several days has killed 300 IS Daesh militants and destroyed 20 safe houses of Daesh in Kot and Achin districts of Nangarhar province.

Reported by Fawad Nassiri