Kabul: Al Qaeda’s second in command in Afghanistan had been killed in an air strike near the Pakistani border, Nato said on Tuesday.
According to media reports quoting International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) said Saudi-born Sakhr al-Taifi, also known as Mushtaq and Nasim, commanded foreign fighters and directed attacks on Nato and Afghan troops.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) described him as al Qaeda’s “second highest leader in Afghanistan”, saying he frequently travelled between Afghanistan and Pakistan, “carrying out commands from senior al Qaeda leadership”.
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