U.S., Afghan Forces Clear Islamic State From Eastern District

Reuters reports that U.S. and Afghan Special Forces are completing an operation to clear Islamic State fighters from a remote district in Nangarhar, where they have their main stronghold in Afghanistan. The operation, which is in the border with Pakistan, involves three companies of Afghan commandos supported by U.S. air strikes and American Special Forces teams. Several days of heavy fighting ended in early June with 167 Islamic State fighters killed and large quantities of equipment captured.