Senior Isis leader Hafiz Saeed 'killed in drone strike in Afghanistan'

July 12, 2015 21:38

A senior Isis leader has been killed in a US drone strike, according to reports by Afghanistan's intelligence service.

Hafiz Saeed is understood to be Isis' leader in Afghanistan and Pakistan. He was one of more than 30 militants killed in an airstrike in the Nangarhar province yesterday.

Abdul Hassib Sediqi, spokesperson for the National Directorate of Security, told media today that the strike had been carried out by US forces acting on Afghan intelligence information.

There has been no independent verification of reports as yet.

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