MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The offensive conducted the Afghan troops with foreign air support is still underway in the Achin and Kot districts, provincial spokesman Attaullah Khogyani was quoted by TOLOnews media outlet as saying.
The Islamic State group, outlawed in many countries including Russia, operates primarily in Syria and Iraq but is known to have expanded its activities to Afghanistan, challenging government forces, along with other militant groups, including Taliban.