An Afghan soldier points his gun at an Islamic State group banner as he patrols during ongoing clashes in Kot District in eastern Nangarhar province on July 26, 2016. Attaullah Khogyani, the Nangarhar governor's spokesman, said Afghan security forces took control of the area where Islamic State group militants were operating their own courts. / AFP / NOORULLAH SHIRZADA (Photo credit should read NOORULLAH SHIRZADA/AFP via Getty Images)
