Key facts
- Afghanistan's defense ministry reported killing 28 fighters and wounding 32.
- The ministry stated the fighters crossed into eastern Afghanistan from Pakistan.
- Afghanistan's defense ministry alleged Pakistani militias supported the fighters.
- Most of the killed fighters were reportedly former Afghan government security personnel.
Afghanistan's defense ministry announced on Sunday that its forces killed 28 fighters and wounded 32 in the eastern province of Nuristan. The ministry stated that the group, which it claimed included Islamic State militants, had crossed from Pakistan.