Drone strikes target Islamic State fighters in eastern Afghanistan


  • World
  • Tuesday, 07 Jul 2015

Kabul (Reuters) - Two drone strikes targeted militants loyal to Islamic State in Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing between 25 and 49 insurgents, according to differing estimates by Afghan and foreign officials.

An increasing number of militants are pledging allegiance to the Islamic State in Afghanistan, making them a target of deadly strikes there by the U.S. unmanned aircraft.

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