(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – The Head of 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 the United States (US) and Afghan Special Forces.
