KABUL, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Four Islamic State (IS) militants have been killed in eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar, the government said on Tuesday.
"The National Directorate of Security (NDS) personnel launched an operation in Chaparhar district, Nangarhar province, killing four Daesh (IS group) fighters," Presidential Information Coordination Center (Tawhid Center) said in a statement.
The statement did not disclose the exact time of the operation conducted by the NDS, the primary intelligence agency of the country.
Mountainous Nangarhar province, 120 km east of Kabul, has been the scene of clashes between security forces and IS militants from time to time.
The clashes have forced thousands of villagers to flee to safer places.
The IS group, which emerged in Nangarhar in early 2015, has yet to make comments on the report.
