Among the deceased were ISIS fighters and four Pakistani terrorists, the Afghan Ministry of Defence said.

The MoD confirmed that at least 13 airstrikes were carried out by the national forces Nangarhar, Laghman, Kunar, Ghazni, Paktika, Kandahar, Zabul, Farah, Badghis, Kunduz, Takhar, Faryab, Nimroz and Helmand provinces of Afghanistan.

Several terrorist hideouts, vehicles and weapons were also destroyed during the strikes.

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