Kabul: At least seven ISIS terrorists died during an operation conducted by the National Directorate of Security personnel in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, media reports said on Monday.
The intelligence agency said in a statement on Monday the NDS Special Unit carried out the raid in the 7th police district of Jalalabad on Sunday night, reports Pajhwok Afghan News.
The seven ISIS members included a suicide bomber who was also killed in the incident.
“The militants planned to carry out suicide and coordinated attacks on government facilities in Jalalabad city,” the NDS told the news agency, giving no further details.
During the raid, a suicide vest, an RPG, three Kalashnikov assault rifles, 20 grenades and explosives were recovered.
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