New U.S. Rules Of Engagement In Afghanistan

ISIS have released propaganda videos from Afghanistan showing the training of jihadis and executions. Daily Mail

Reuters: Air strikes hit Islamic State in Afghanistan under new rules: U.S.

The United States has carried out 70 to 80 air strikes against Islamic State in Afghanistan in the three months since U.S. forces were given broader authority to target the militants, a U.S. military spokesman said on Thursday.

Before January, the U.S. military could only strike Islamic State in Afghanistan under narrow circumstances, such as for protection of troops.

Military spokesman Brigadier General Charles Cleveland said the air strikes had decreased the capacity of the group in Afghanistan, where fighters loyal to Islamic State have emerged to challenge the larger Afghan Taliban in pockets of the country.

Cleveland said about 70 to 80 percent of the air strikes between January and the end of March were in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar.

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More News On The U.S. War Against The Islamic State In Afghanistan

Nearly 40 ISIS loyalists killed in an airstrike in east of Afghanistan -- Khaama Press
The U.S. has launched more than 70 airstrikes this year against ISIS in Afghanistan -- Washington Post
General: ISIS in Afghanistan potentially an 'enormous' threat -- The Hill
U.S. scales back threat assessment for ISIS in Afghanistan -- Military Times