“U.S. forces conducted a strike in Bati Kot District, Nangarhar Province, December 19 against individuals threatening the force,” U.S. Army Colonel Michael Lawhorn said.
Islamic State militants have established a strong presence in Nangarhar, where they have been battling the Taliban for leadership of the Islamist insurgency.
U.S. conducts drone strike in eastern Afghanistan
21 December 2015
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A U.S. drone attacked a target in eastern Afghanistan at the weekend, a U.S. military spokesman in Kabul said, without giving further details.
