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| Afghanistan |
| Daesh Leader Killed In Nangarhar Drone Strike |
| 2016-01-16 |
| [Tolo News] Local officials on Friday confirmed the death of Hafiz Saeed -- one of the key leaders of Daesh [Islamic State] -- in a drone strike by foreign troops in eastern Nangarhar The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country.. province. Achin district chief Ghalib Mujahid told TOLOnews that Hafiz Saeed Not the founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba, another learned hafiz. was killed with 10 other fighters in the air strike which was carried out in Zhwara area in the district. He said that the son of Mangal Bagh ...a former bus driver, now head of the Deobandi bandido group Lashkar-e-Islam and the Terror of Khyber Agency... , another key leader of the group, is also among the dead. This comes after reports in last July confirmed the death of Hafiz Saeed along with 30 others in a drone strike in the district. Saeed was a former leader of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain (TTP) before pledging allegiance to Daesh [Islamic State]. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Not the founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba, another learned hafiz damn. I wuzza hoping |
| Posted by: Frank G 2016-01-16 08:46 |