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Commander of Resolute Support forces and US forces in Afghanistan, US Army General John Nicholson speaks during a change of command ceremony in Resolute Support headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 2, 2016. Reuters
by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 9, 2017 | Middle East
Kabul – The head of ISIS in Afghanistan was killed in an operation on April 27 conducted jointly by Afghan and US Special Forces in the eastern province of Nangarhar, US and Afghan officials said on Sunday. Abdul Hasib, appointed last year after his predecessor...
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Afghan troops prepare for battle with Taliban on the outskirts of Kunduz city, northern Afghanistan on June 21, 2015. Stringer/Reuters
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 11, 2016 | World
Cairo-U.S. General Commander John Nicholson has said that Afghan forces, backed by the United States, have killed an estimated 300 ISIS ultra-hardline fighters in an operation launched two weeks ago. The top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan, Nicholson, labeled...
