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Three IS Key Members Among 14 Dead in Laghman Airstrikes
Three key members of the Islamic State terror group were killed along 11 terrorists as the result of airstrikes carried out by Afghan Air Forces in Laghman province, said the Ministry of Interior through a statement.
“Afghan Air forces targeted Islamic State terrorists yesterday with airstrikes after identifying and locating them in Masoor, Kandagul, and Noorlam villages of Alingar district”, the statement issued today reads.
According to Ministry of Interior (MoI), the three dead key members of the Islamic State or Daesh terror group were identified as Musa, Mawlawi Feroz and Mawlawi Turab.
It further noted that some weapons and munitions belonging to the terror group were also destroyed in the airstrikes.
Afghan forces have recently intensified its air fight against the Islamic State of Khurasan Province (ISKP) which also known locally as Deash terror group in the country.
Dozens of Daesh fighters including citizens of France and Uzbekistan were reportedly killed in Afghan airstrikes which were carried out last week in the Northern Jawzjan province.
While it was previously claimed by Afghan president and the international forces in Afghanistan that ISKP terrorists are on the run in the country, but the terrorists have recently spread a significant presence in some provinces of the country.
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More than 800 Afghan refugees deported from Pakistan in two days
As many as 837 Afghan refugees have been forced to return to their country through Torkham and Spin Boldak crossings in the last two days, officials announced on Saturday.
The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation said in a statement that 90 families comprising 468 people returned through Torkham crossing.
Another 67 families comprising 369 people returned through Spin Boldak crossing, it said.
The returnees have been introduced to international organizations to receive aid, and the Islamic Emirate has also paid 10,000 Afghanis to each family.
Pakistani government launched the second phase of deporting illegal refugees five days ago.
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Iran executes four Afghan prisoners
Iran executed four Afghan prisoners in Vakliabad Prison in Mashhad on Thursday morning, a human rights group reported.
Haalvsh said that the individuals had been arrested in 1398 over drug-related charges and then sentenced to death by the court.
This organization announced the names of the executed prisoners as Zaman Taheri, Salam Taheri, Gholam Qadir Samani and Ebrahim Noorzahi.
Zaman Taheri and Salam Taheri were brothers.
Iranian officials have not commented about the matter so far.
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Roof collapse kills two in Helmand
Two people were killed after roof of their house collapsed in southern Helmand province on Friday night, officials said.
Abdul Bari Rashid, head of information and culture in Helmand, told Ariana News that the incident occurred in Tajkan village of Gershak district due to heavy rain.
According to him, the dead include a woman and a child. A man was injured in the incident.
This comes as 10 people have died and six others have been injured as a result of the floods in Helmand province in the last one week.
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