IS leader in Afghanistan killed, US believes

Hafiz Saeed appeared in a propaganda video this year

Hafiz Saeed, leader of so-called Islamic State (IS) in Afghanistan and Pakistan, died in a US drone strike last month, the US believes.

Last year, the Afghan intelligence agency said it believed Saeed had died in a drone attack in Afghanistan's eastern province of Nangarhar.


But IS insisted its leader was still alive, while confirming another senior figure had been killed. As many as 30 militants may have been killed in that previous attack.

Nangarhar is one of the areas where IS militants are most active in Afghanistan.