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Afghanistan: Premature explosion kills six ISIS militants
Kabul, Feb 19 (IBNS): At least six ISIS militants, including a local leader, were killed in a premature explosive detonation, local Khaama Press reported.
The incident took place in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province.
The explosion took place while the militants were trying to detonate the improvised explosive device (IED) around evening time on Saturday.
The leader has been identified as Sharak, who goes by the alias Warak.
The ISIS is yet to comment on the report.
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