A senior leader of Islamic State (ISIS) militant group and former Pakistani Taliban spokesman was among 24 terrorists killed on Thursday in a US drone attack in Afghanistan along its border with Pakistan.
Shahidullah Shahid, a Pakistani national, was deputy chief of the ISIS, also known as Daesh in Arabic.
At least 24 militants were killed in today’s attack in Nangarhar where according to Pakistani officials dozens of militants were hiding.
Afghanistan intelligence agency, the National Directorate of Security (NDS), announced Shahid’s death on its official Twitter account.
“Shahidullah Shahid, leader of Daesh in Afghanistan and former Pakistani Taliban spokesman, killed in Nangarhar drone attack,” said the NDS.
