JALALABAD, AFGHANISTAN - Islamic State militants were battling Afghan security forces in the eastern city of Jalalabad on Monday morning , after an overnight assault on a prison that led to a mass jailbreak, officials said.
Two Nangarhar province officials said at least five civilians were killed and around 40 wounded during the initial attack and the gun battle through the night, as Afghan special forces arrived to support police. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack, which came a day after the Afghan intelligence agency said special forces had killed a senior commander of the group near Jalalabad, the provincial capital of Nangarhar.
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