Afghan air force pounds area after death of IS commander
KABUL — Afghanistan’s air force has pounded Islamic State targets in an eastern province where an Afghan and U.S. military raid last month killed the militant group’s top commander, the government said on Monday.
The Interior Ministry said the airstrikes killed at least 34 IS fighters over the past 24 hours and destroyed an insurgent-controlled radio station in Nangarhar province. The casualty toll could not be independently confirmed as the area is off-limits to reporters.
The ministry also said that the strikes targeted IS hideouts in Nazyan and Achin districts. It said the radio station had been illegally broadcasting IS messages across the eastern province and was therefore a threat to the people and the government.
The government statement came after Pentagon announced on Sunday night that a military raid last month killed Abdul Haseeb Logari, the IS chief in Nangarhar.