The head of so-called Islamic State (IS) in Afghanistan, Abdul Hasib, has been killed, President Ashraf Ghani's office has said. It said he died 10 days ago in an operation led by Afghan special forces in the eastern Nangarhar province. Hasib is believed to have been behind March's attack on a military hospital in Kabul, killing more than 30 people. Last month, the Pentagon said Hasib had probably been killed in a raid by US and Afghan special forces. IS announced it was moving into Afghanistan and Pakistan when it declared its so-called Khorasan Province in 2015, and has since carried out a number of attacks.

Source: The Star May 07, 2017 21:00 UTC