Official: U.S. ‘aggressively’ targeting ISIS, al-Qaida in Afghanistan
By: Charlsy Panzino, February 4, 2017 (Photo Credit: Capt. Grace Geiger/Army)
U.S. forces in Afghanistan continue to target al-Qaida and the Islamic State in Khorasan, steadily decimating their ranks over the last 12 months.
This time last year, American troops were given authority to go after the Islamic State in Khorasan, or ISK, which is part of the Islamic State movement that’s active in Afghanistan and Pakistan, said Brig. Gen. Charlie Cleveland, a top spokesman for U.S. Forces-Afghanistan.
Then, there were close to 3,000 ISK members operating in 10 or 12 districts in Nangarhar province near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, Cleveland said.
https://www.armytimes.com/articles/official-us-aggressively-targeting-isis-al-qaida-in-afghanistan
