One child has been killed and another one sustained injuries as a result of a clash between Taliban militants and members of the Islamic State terrorist group (banned in Russia) in eastern Afghan Kunar province on Friday, local media reported on Saturday.
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 06th October, 2018) One child has been killed and another one sustained injuries as a result of a clash between Taliban militants and members of the Islamic State terrorist group (banned in Russia) in eastern Afghan Kunar province on Friday, local media reported on Saturday.
The Khaama Press News Agency reported citing the Afghan military that at least four militants of the Taliban movement had been killed, while another three had been wounded. The outlet added that the Islamic State had lost four militants as well.
According to the news outlet, the clash claimed the life of a two-year-old girl, while another girl, aged one, suffered injuries.
Neither of the groups involved in the clash has given any comments regarding the incident, the outlet added.
The Taliban movement is a major force fighting Kabul for control over the country. The group managed to seize power in the middle of the 1990s before being overthrown in 2001. The Islamic State terrorist group has been operating in the country since 2015.
