"Within last 24 hours, 171 militants including six members of the Islamic State [IS terror group, outlawed in Russia] were killed during military operations in 10 provinces," the ministry said in a daily bulletin.
4 March 2018, 03:19 GMT
The largest number of militants (54) was killed in the southern province of Kandahar.
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Afghanistan is in a state of political and social turmoil, with government forces fighting the continuing Taliban* insurgency, while other extremist groups, such as Daesh* have also expanded their activities both in the country and in the neighboring states.
*Taliban and Daesh (Islamic State/IS/ISIL/ISIS) are organizations banned in Russia
