At least six fighters belonging to the Islamic State (ISIS) were killed and four others wounded in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. According to the local security officials, the loyalists of the terror group suffered the casualties after their attack was repulsed.

Provincial police spokesman, Lt.-Col. Hazrat Hussain Mashriqiwal told media on Wednesday that ISIS loyalists launched the attack on some check posts located in Haska Mina district late on Tuesday night. Security personnel suffered no casualties in the clash, he said.

The officials further added that the police forces seized 32 kilograms of opium from a car and arrested a person in Samarkhel area of Behsud district, the spokesman said, adding that a civilian taken hostage by Taliban rebels was also rescued by police in Pachiragam district.

The latest attack by ISIS loyalists comes as the group has resumed insurgency during the recent days and after some weeks when they received major setback in Afghan and US forces operations.

Earlier, the loyalists of the terror group kidnapped a group of at least 14 teachers of a mercenary in this province.

Both the Afghan and US forces conducted regular strikes against the loyalists of the terror group in this province.

The increased raids, usually involving drone strikes, by the US forces followed a broader role granted by the Obama administration earlier last year.