JALALABAD, Afghanistan, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- Seven militants affiliated with Islamic State (IS) have been killed as units of Afghan Special Force stormed hideouts of the hardline group in eastern Nangarhar province on Monday, a spokesman for the provincial administration said Tuesday.

During the operations, which launched Monday evening in parts of Haska Mina and Pachir Agam districts, nine more armed insurgents have been captured alive, spokesman Attaullah Khogiani said.

The security forces also destroyed a weapon cache of the militants during the crackdown, he added.

No civilian and security personnel was hurt in the ongoing operations, according to the spokesman.

Militants affiliated with the IS group and are operational in parts of Nangarhar and the neighboring Kunar and Nuristan provinces have not made comments on the report.