National Directorate of Security (NDS) said a senior member of al-Qaeda, Omar Khetab, and 80 other fighters of the militant group were killed in joint operations carried out by Afghan and the Resolute Support forces in Ghazni, Paktia and Zabul provinces.
A press release from NDS stated that Khetab was the second senior leader of al-Qaeda after Asim Omar, the leader of the group in Indian Peninsula.
“Qasim, Hassan Hamza, Jonaid and Mustafa, military head of al-Qaeda, three Punjabi Taliban and two local Taliban fighters were among those killed in the military operations,” the statement said. “These members of al-Qaeda were directly involved in fighting against the government and foreign troops.”
“The members also had a role in advising in the use of heavy weapons like rockets, mortars and training for Taliban’s night attacks,” the statement added.
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