KABUL – Afghan military has claimed killing key commander of HaqqaniNetwork in Afghanistan.
A senior leader of the Haqqani network has been killed in an airstrike insoutheastern Paktika province of Afghanistan, the Ministry of Interior(MoI) said Tuesday.
According to a statement released by MoI, Saifullah, the militarycommission chief of Haqqani network who was killed in Barmal district,
The statement further added that Saifullah was also in charge of providinglogistics support to the fighters of the network.
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Saifullah was killed in the airstrike which was conducted on Monday in thevicinityfo Margha Village, MoI added in its statement.
“Saifullah, the military and logistic head of Haqqani Network killed alongwith six others after Air Forces struck a militants’ hideout in Marghavillage, Barmal district, eastern Paktika province, yesterday,” thestatement by MoI said.
