Ashraf Ghani says Afghanistan will be a "graveyard" for Daesh.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani says the Daesh group has been defeated in eastern Afghanistan, where it had taken over some remote districts.
Speaking at the opening of parliament on Sunday, Ghani said Afghan forces had dislodged Daesh loyalists from regions of Nangarhar province bordering Pakistan.
He says Afghanistan will be a "graveyard" for Daesh.
Daesh has had a presence in Afghanistan for more than a year. Officials have said most militants calling themselves Daesh are disaffected Taleban fighters.
Afghan forces have claimed victory following a 21-day operation in the Achin and Shinwar districts of Nangarhar, claiming at least 200 militants killed.
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