13 wounded in Faryab violence; 19 rescued from ISIL captivity in Nangarhar

Staff Report

KABUL -- Militant violence in Faryab Province recently injured at least 13 Afghans, while security forces rescued 19 members of a single family from "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" (ISIL) captivity in Nangarhar Province, media reported.

A Taliban mortar shell November 1 in Ghormach District, Faryab Province, wounded six children aged 4 to 14, Pajhwok Afghan News reported.

Fighting between two local militant factions November 1 in Almar District, Faryab Province, injured seven Afghans, provincial Governor Syed Anwar Sadat said.

Meanwhile, a magnetic bomb November 3 in Kohistan District, Kapisa Province, injured a police officer, the provincial police told Pajhwok Afghan News.

Security forces in Nangarhar Province recently rescued a family of 19 whom ISIL was holding hostage, TOLO News reported November 2.

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