CHARIKAR, Afghanistan, Apr 8 (NNN-ANA) – Afghan security forces, stormed a hideout of the Daesh, in eastern Afghanistan, killing one insurgent and arresting 11 others, police said today.
Police spokesman of Afghanistan’s eastern Parwan province, Mohammad Kamran Zaid, said, security forces launched operations against the Daesh militants in Shahrak Malamen area of Police District 1 of Charikar city, capital of Parwan province, last night.
The arrested included three women and eight children, Zaid told reporters.
This was the third operation launched by Afghan forces against the Daesh hideouts, over the past week.
Earlier, security forces raided Daesh hideouts in the northern Mazar-i-Sharif and the western Herat cities, killing several Daesh-affiliated insurgents.
The Afghan caretaker administration has vowed to crack down on outlawed militants in the war-torn country.
