Daesh Commander killed in US airstrike in Afghanistan near Pakistan border
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KABUL: The United States has confirmed death of senior member of global terror outfit 'Daesh' in an airstrike in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province earlier this month, according to a US Forces-Afghanistan statement issued Friday.
Jawad Khan, Daesh's senior director of media production, was killed in an airstrike in Achin, Nangarhar, on June 3, read the statement.
"His death will disrupt Daesh network, degrade their recruitment process and hinder their attempts to conduct international operations," said Gen. John Nicholson, Commander of US Forces Afghanistan, in the statement.
Khan worked as senior Daesh communicator in Khorasan branch of the terror group. His elimination will deprive the outfit of a "skilled propagandist", the US military stated.
The airstrike also destroyed a major media production hub of Daesh, the statement added.
In the past 10 months, Afghan and US counter-terrorism forces have eliminated several key Daesh leaders including their emir, Hafiz Sayed Khan and his successor, Abdul Hasib.
The US military further said that there were no civilian casualties associated with the strike on June 3.
