Afghan President: ISIS Being Wiped Out in Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani said on Sunday that the Islamic State (ISIS) has been defeated in the eastern parts of the country, where it had taken over some remote districts.

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani speaks during Afghan Air Force aerial demonstration ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Feb. 11, 2016. Afghanistan’s air force has recently taken delivery of aircraft from the U.S. and India to enhance air power in the war against the Taliban, now in its 15th year. AP Photo/Rahmat Gul

KABUL, Afghanistan—Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani said on Sunday that the Islamic State (ISIS) has been defeated in the eastern parts of the country, where it had taken over some remote districts.

Speaking at the opening of parliament, Ghani said Afghan forces had dislodged ISIS loyalists from regions of Nangarhar province bordering Pakistan.

Afghanistan will be their [ISIS] graveyard.

— Ashraf Ghani, president, Afghanistan