Afghan Special Security Forces and American forces in Nangarhar province killed the leader of ISIS Khorasan in Afghanistan in a raid in late April, according to the Pentagon.
The raid took place on April 27, killing Sheikh Abdul Hasib, the emir of ISIS-K, an affiliate of ISIS, in Afghanistan. The raid also resulted in the deaths of other leading ISIS-K members and 35 ISIS-K fighters, the Pentagon said in a statement on Sunday.
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