Top Islamic State commanders killed by Taliban forces in Afghanistan

The Taliban authorities in Afghanistan confirmed the killing of high ISKP leaders Qari Fateh and Abu Usman Al-Kashmiri in a counter-terror op in Kabul.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Feb 28, 2023 08:55 IST

Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid mentioned ISKP commander Qari Fateh was killed in Kabul (File picture)

By India Today World Desk: The Taliban authorities in Afghanistan mentioned its safety forces killed two key Islamic State commanders throughout a counter-terrorism raid in capital Kabul a number of days in the past.

One of the slain terrorists was Qari Fateh, touted because the intelligence chief and a former minister of battle of the Islamic State-Khorasan Province (ISKP), mentioned Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid. The ISKP is an Afghan affiliate of Islamic State and a key Taliban adversary.

Mujahid mentioned Qari Fateh was reportedly the principle tactician for the ISKP, and was chargeable for planning a number of assaults, together with these in opposition to Russian, Pakistani, and Chinese diplomatic missions in Kabul.

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In the assertion, Mujahid additionally confirmed the killing of Ejaz Ahmad Ahangar, the so-called first Emir of Islamic State Hind Province (ISHP) and a senior chief of the ISKP in southern Afghanistan, together with two associates.

Also often known as Abu Usman Al-Kashmiri, Ahangar was designated as a terrorist by the Indian authorities in January this yr. Born in Srinagar, he was wished in Jammu and Kashmir for over 20 years for alleged involvement in terror-related actions.

Afghan intelligence had recognized Ahangar because the mastermind of the suicide bombing in March 2020 which claimed the lifetime of a safety guard and 24 worshippers on the Gurdwara Kart-e Parwan in Kabul. He reportedly had hyperlinks to the Al-Qaeda and different world terror outfits.

Edited By:

Devika Bhattacharya

Published On:

Feb 28, 2023