Highlights 1 Abdul Hasib, the head of ISIS in Afghanistan, was killed in a joint operation on April 27th by the US and Afghan forces. 2 He ordered fighters to behead local elders in front of their families and kidnap women and girls to force them to marry ISIS fighters. The head of Islamic State in Afghanistan, Abdul Hasib, was killed in an operation on April 27 conducted jointly by Afghan and U.S. Special Forces in the eastern province of Nangarhar, U.S. and Afghan officials said on Sunday. It is believed to maintain links with the main Islamic State movement in Iraq and Syria but has considerable operational independence. The U.S. military statement said 35 Islamic State fighters and several high ranking commanders were killed in the April 27 raid.

Source: India Today May 08, 2017 04:27 UTC