Afghan Army Kills Almost 100 Militants, Including 11 Daesh-Affiliates

At least 98 armed militants, including 11 Daesh-affiliates have been killed in the military operations of the Afghan army throughout the country, the Afghan Defense Ministry said in a statement Tuesday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to the ministry, quoted by the Khaama news agency, 50 of them have been killed in the northern Afghan Faryab province while others have been destroyed in northern Baghlan and Kunduz, southern Helmand, western Herat and eastern Nangarhar provinces.

Afghanistan is in a state of political and social turmoil, with the long-standing Taliban insurgency continuing in the country, while other terrorist groups, have also expanded their activities there.