Head of IS in Afghanistan Killed

The head of the so-called Islamic State group in Afghanistan, Hafiz Saeed Khan, has been killed in a drone strike in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. Afghanistan’s intelligence agency said 30 other members of the group also died in the strike Friday in Achin district. Haseeb Sediqi, spokesman for the National Directorate for Security, called Khan “the so-called Ameer of Khurasan province from Daesh group.” Daesh is another term for the Islamic State group. 'Major...

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