JALALABAD: Militants affiliated with the Islamic State (IS) group stormed a prison in eastern Afghanistan in a daylong siege that left at least 39 people dead, including the assailants, and freed nearly 400 of their fighters before security forces restored order, a government official said Monday (Tuesday in Manila).
The attack underscored that the IS affiliate in Afghanistan is still a formidable presence and it highlighted the challenges ahead as United States and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces begin to withdraw following Washington’s peace deal with the Taliban.
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