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US airstrike kills top Islamic State commander in Afghanistan
A U.S. airstrike killed the senior Islamic State commander in Afghanistan Thursday, U.S. Forces-Afghanistan announced Monday morning.
By Kyle Rempfer
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Is ISIS gaining ‘serious’ ground in Afghanistan? Russia says yes. The US says no.
U.S. airstrikes killed two leaders of ISIS-Khorasan — the Islamic State’s Afghan offshoot — this month, as U.S. commanders claim they are fighting a narrative pushed by Russia that IS is growing in the country.
By Kyle Rempfer