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Based on a confirmed tip-off, the Afghan Army warplanes struck an IS militants' hideout in Kot district on Sunday

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	At least 13 Islamic State (IS) militants were killed in Afghanistan&#39;s Nangarhar province in an airstrike, a defence official said on Monday.</p>
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	&quot;Based on a confirmed tip-off, the Afghan Army warplanes struck an IS militants&#39; hideout in Kot district on Sunday. The attack also injured five militants and destroyed several rounds of weapons and ammunition,&quot; <em>Xinhua</em> news agency quoted a defence official as saying.</p>

13 IS militants killed in Afghan airstrikes

Based on a confirmed tip-off, the Afghan Army warplanes struck an IS militants' hideout in Kot district on Sunday

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