JALALABAD, Afghanistan, April 1 (Xinhua) -- A total of 15 militants affiliated with the Islamic State (IS) group have been killed and 10 others injured as government forces launched operations against the group's hideouts in Khogiani district of the eastern Nangarhar province on Sunday, provincial government spokesman Attaullah Khogiani said Monday.

The government, according to the official, launched cleanup operations against IS insurgents in Zerotangi area of Khogiani district late Sunday night and besides killing 15 militants and injuring 10 others, have also destroyed several hideouts of the group.

No security personnel and civilians have been harmed, the official asserted.

Militants loyal to the IS outfit have yet to make comment.