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Top Haqqani network leader killed in Afghan forces coordinated attack
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] A top leader of the Haqqani terrorist network was killed in an Arclight airstrike conducted by the Afghan forces in Southeast of Afghanistan.

The Afghan Intelligence, National Directorate of Security
...the Afghan national intel agency...
 (NDS), said the Haqqani leader killed in the operation has been identified as Khan Badshah son of Gulab Shah who was also famous as Faryadi.

According to a statement by NDS, Khan Badshah was killed along with some other senior Haqqani network leaders.

The statement further added that the other hard boy killed in the Arclight airstrike has been identified as Khan Badshah’s deputy Syedan who was famous as Fedayi and was originally a resident of Orgun district.

Another hard boy identified as Mohsin, originally hailing from North Wazoo, was also killed as he was in command of a group of at least 30 hard boys.

NDS said the fourth Haqqani leader killed in the Arclight airstrike has not been identified so far.

Badshah Khan was involved in training jacket wallahs and had key role in some of the major attacks in Khost, Paktia and Zabul province, NDS said.
Posted by: Fred 2017-02-18
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