55 Daesh Militants Surrender In Afghanistan’s Nangarhar: Official

Fifty-five members of the Daesh terror group, surrendered to Taliban rulers in eastern Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, a Taliban provincial official said yesterday.

“Following efforts by local elders, a total of 55 members of the Daesh group, gave up fighting and surrendered to the provincial department of the General Directorate of Intelligence (GDI), in Nangarhar yesterday,” Mohammad Bashir from the provincial intelligence office, told reporters.

The surrendered militants were active in Batil Kot, Achin and Spin Ghar districts of Nangarhar, a known Daesh militants’ stronghold, according to the source.

The incident occurred amid military pressure, mounted by the Taliban security forces, on militants in the country’s eastern mountainous region.

The Daesh militants have not responded to the report so far.

Source: NAM NEWS NETWORK

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