(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) Afghan security forces stormed a hideout of militants affiliated
with the Islamic State (IS) terror group in western Afghanistan,
killing six insurgents including a woman, provincial police
spokesman Abdullah Insaf said Saturday, trend reports citing
xinhua .
'The security forces of Islamic Emirate launched operations
against the hideout of Daesh (IS) militants in Rabat Kabuli village
of district 14 of Herat city on Friday evening,' and killed the
militants, Insaf told Xinhua.
The police also seized arms and ammunition including three
assault rifles, five pistols and 15 phones during the
operations.
On Friday evening, Herat residents reported that a series of
blasts and gunshots were heard in district 14.
The Taliban-run caretaker administration has vowed to crack down
on armed rebels elsewhere in the war-torn country.
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