The Pentagon has claimed that Islamic State (IS) Afghan head Abu Sayeed was killed in the air strike.
On Friday, the Pentagon said that the IS leader died in airstrikes on US-led Afghan troops in Kunar province on Tuesday.Pentagon spokesman Dana White said in a statement that the other members of the ISL were also killed in Tuesday's attack. US Defense Secretary Jim Matties told reporters that the killing of a group chief is important and they (IS) are backing through their backing is a victory for us.According to Reuters, Saeed was killed as the third leader of IS Afganistan branch since July last year. On April 27, the former IS leader Abdul Hasib was killed in a joint operation by US and Afghan forces in the eastern province of Nangar. Last year, Hasib's predecessor, IS leader Hafiz Saeed Khan, died in a US drone strike.In support of the US Special Forces, the Afghan army has been fighting against Islamic State militants in the eastern half of the country. Islamic State Islamic State Islamic State Islamic State Khorasan believes in Afghanistan since 2015 Local militant groups fighting against Taliban, Afghan and US troops
