JALALABAD, Afghanistan, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- At least four militants, three of them foreign fighters, have been killed and three others wounded in a local uprising group ambush in eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar, an official said Monday.
The incident took place late Sunday, when a local uprising group ambushed militants in Nazeyan district of the province, leaving four militants including three foreigners and one IS fighter dead and three others wounded, said Ghulam Hazrat Mashreqiwal, spokesman of the provincial police.
According to him, a civilian who was in IS captivity had been freed and handed over to his family and some arms and ammunition have also been seized by the local uprising group militia.
No immediate comment from the eastern based IS group had so far been made on the incident.
