KABUL: (MEP) At least Six militants have been killed and 10 others wounded in a clash between two rival insurgent groups in eastern Nangarhar.
Police headquarters of Nangarhar province said the clash exploded between fighters of Taliban and ISIS in Karkani area of Achin District yesterday.
According to Hazrat Hussain Mashriqiwal, five of the militants killed were loyalists of ISIS and the other one was from the Taliban group.
Seven of the 10 wounded belonged to ISIS and three to Taliban.
Nangarhar has become the battle ground of Taliban and ISIS where they have announced ‘Jihad’ against each other.
Loyalists of ISIS are former members of Taliban. They separated ways with Taliban after the Islamic State (IS) militant group which is also known by its Arabic name ‘Daesh’ came into shape.
The two sides have fought in a number of Afghan provinces but the most deadly clashes have been erupting in Nangarhar.
Achin, Haska Meena and Bati Kot are among the districts of Nangarhar where both sides have killed/beheaded dozens of each other’s fighters.
