Dushanbe, 14.03.2016. (NIAT “Khovar”). — Up to two dozen Daesh fighters were in eastern Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province over the past couple of weeks, Xinhua news agency reports.

According to the statement of the provincial government, the ongoing crackdown which covered parts of Achin district over the past couple of weeks has claimed the lives of 24 Daesh fighters and injured several others.

The terrorists have been killed in Deh Sarak and Pansar areas of Achin district, said the statement.