The top leader of the so-called Islamic State (IS) or Daesh outfit in Afghanistan was killed by long-range missiles fired by United States-led NATO coalition forces that struck IS hideouts in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar, according to a statement Monday and like reported by bernama.com.
Abu Saad Erhabi, together with 14 IS militants, was killed when the missiles struck IS hideouts in the Waziri Tangai locality of the Khogyani district in Nangarhar province on Sunday, said the statement issued by Afghan Army Corps 201 Selab based in the region.
Quoting the statement, Xinhua news agency said seven militants of the group were also injured after the attack in the mountainous district, southwest of provincial capital Jalalabad city.
Two IS command posts, together with large amounts of explosive and weapons were destroyed following the strikes.
Erhabi was the fourth IS leader in Afghanistan to be killed since mid-2017 in eastern Afghan region, according to officials
