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| Head of Isis in Afghanistan killed by US air strike, Pentagon says | Head of Isis in Afghanistan killed by US air strike, Pentagon says |
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| The leader of Isis’ Afghanistan branch has been killed by a US air strike, according to the Pentagon. | The leader of Isis’ Afghanistan branch has been killed by a US air strike, according to the Pentagon. |
| Abu Sayed, was killed in an air strike on the group's headquarters in Kunar province earlier this week, Pentagon spokeswomen Dana White said in a statement. | |
| Tuesday's raid also killed other members of Isis and would "significantly disrupt the terror group's plans to expand its presence in Afghanistan," the statement added. | |
| Sayed's reported death makes him the third Isis leader in Afghanistan to be killed by allied forces in the past twelve months. | |
| “ISIS leaders chose Abu Sayed to lead the group after Afghan and US forces killed the previous Isis-K leaders - Hafiz Sayed Khan in late July 2016, and Abdul Hasib, in late April of this year,” the statement added. | |
| April's raid also resulted in the deaths of several other high ranking Isis leaders and 35 of their fighters. Two American soldiers were also killed, possibly through so-called "friendly fire" officials said at the time. | |
| General John Nicholson, the commander of US and NATO troops in Afghanistan, has pledged to drive the terror group out of Afghanistan by the end of this year. |