At least five key Daesh insurgents were killed in an Afghan air force operation in northern Jawzjan province, the National Directorate of Security (NDS) said in a statement.
The operation was launched in Qoshtepa district of the province and led to the deaths of Mullah Abdul Ahad, a key Daesh commander; Qari Mohibullah, a leader of that group; Damullah Sadruddin, a group commander; Qari Mawdoud, the financial chief to the district; and Faiz Mohammad, another leader of the group, read the statement.
The Daesh insurgents were killed when an Afghan Air Force plane targeted a vehicle the insurgents were traveling in, in Chaqma village of Qoshtepa.
No further details were released.