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| Afghanistan drone strike 'kills IS commander Abdul Rauf' | Afghanistan drone strike 'kills IS commander Abdul Rauf' |
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| A drone strike in Afghanistan has killed a militant commander who recently swore allegiance to Islamic State (IS), officials say. | A drone strike in Afghanistan has killed a militant commander who recently swore allegiance to Islamic State (IS), officials say. |
| The police chief of Helmand said that former Taliban commander Mullah Abdul Rauf had died in the strike. | The police chief of Helmand said that former Taliban commander Mullah Abdul Rauf had died in the strike. |
| It emerged last month that Rauf had sworn allegiance to IS after falling out with the Taliban. | It emerged last month that Rauf had sworn allegiance to IS after falling out with the Taliban. |
| Elders in northern Helmand say a car carrying up to six people was destroyed while crossing the desert. | Elders in northern Helmand say a car carrying up to six people was destroyed while crossing the desert. |
| The car was loaded with ammunition and exploded, reports said. | |
| Rauf's death has not yet been confirmed by Nato sources. | |
| The militant commander's brother-in-law and four Pakistanis were also killed in the attack, Helmand police chief Nabi Jan Mullahkhel was quoted by Reuters as saying. | |
| Rauf, who spent six years in Guantanamo Bay after being captured by US forces in 2001, was reported to have fallen out with the leader of the Taliban, Mullah Omar. | Rauf, who spent six years in Guantanamo Bay after being captured by US forces in 2001, was reported to have fallen out with the leader of the Taliban, Mullah Omar. |
| He swapped the white flags of the Taliban for the black flags of IS and recruited followers in Helmand. | He swapped the white flags of the Taliban for the black flags of IS and recruited followers in Helmand. |
| Rauf was then named as deputy leader of IS in "Khorasan" - an old name for Afghanistan - by the organisation in Syria. | Rauf was then named as deputy leader of IS in "Khorasan" - an old name for Afghanistan - by the organisation in Syria. |