Xinhua News Agency
JALALABAD, Afghanistan – Fifty affiliated militants of the Islamic State (IS) terror group surrendered in eastern Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, a provincial official said on Sunday, Feb. 6.
“A total of 50 members of the IS group give up fighting and surrendered to intelligence authorities in Nangarhar on Sunday,” Mohammad Bashir, head of the provincial intelligence office, told reporters.
He said the surrendered militants were active in Khogiani, Chaparhar, Shiwa, Rodat, Mumand Dara, and Kot districts of Nangarhar, a known IS militants’ stronghold.
The IS militants have not responded to the report. (Xinhua) – bny
