Afghan security forces and Afghan elders walk towards a check post in Parun, capital of Nuristan province, Afghanistan November 20, 2016. REUTERS/Hamid Shalizi
WAMA, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Afghan authorities are appealing to local elders in the remote eastern province of Nuristan to help prevent militants loyal to Islamic State from expanding into new territory.
The initiative comes as fighters and their families, scattered in recent months by U.S. and Afghan air strikes and special forces ground operations, seek new safe havens.
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