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| Militants allied to Islamic State attack Afghanistan forces | Militants allied to Islamic State attack Afghanistan forces |
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| At least 300 Islamic State fighters have attacked checkpoints in eastern Afghanistan, in a rare co-ordinated assault on the security forces. | At least 300 Islamic State fighters have attacked checkpoints in eastern Afghanistan, in a rare co-ordinated assault on the security forces. |
| Two policemen were killed in the ongoing attacks in Nangarhar province, a local official told the BBC. | Two policemen were killed in the ongoing attacks in Nangarhar province, a local official told the BBC. |
| Government forces are resisting the attacks, in Achin district, and have killed 60 militants, he said. | Government forces are resisting the attacks, in Achin district, and have killed 60 militants, he said. |
| Militants affiliated to Islamic State have have been gaining support in Afghanistan. | Militants affiliated to Islamic State have have been gaining support in Afghanistan. |
| A statement purportedly issued by an IS affiliate claimed a "big attack" had been carried out in Nangarhar. | A statement purportedly issued by an IS affiliate claimed a "big attack" had been carried out in Nangarhar. |
| Locals in the province say the group has been torturing and beheading people and taking prisoners. | Locals in the province say the group has been torturing and beheading people and taking prisoners. |
| The attacks come a day after a special operation by government forces killed 51 IS militants, according to a spokesman for the Afghan interior ministry. | The attacks come a day after a special operation by government forces killed 51 IS militants, according to a spokesman for the Afghan interior ministry. |
| Achin district is close to the border with Pakistan, in an area IS refers to as Khorasan state. | Achin district is close to the border with Pakistan, in an area IS refers to as Khorasan state. |
| In another attack, a suicide bomber detonated his explosive devices in a playground in the Khair Kut district of Paktika province on Sunday, killing at least nine civilians and injuring dozens, police say. |