US, Afghan forces kill Pak militant wanted for attack on Sri Lanka team

DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Taliban commanders said a Pakistani militant linked to a number of high-profile attacks has been killed in a joint Afghan-US special forces operation

DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Taliban commanders said a Pakistani militant linked to a number of high-profile attacks has been killed in a joint Afghan-US special forces operation in eastern Afghanistan. Three Taliban commanders said on Sunday that Qari Ajmal was killed in Afghanistan’s Paktika province. They said the operation started at midnight and lasted till early Saturday morning. They spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of retribution. Ajmal, a leader of the banned Lashkar-e-Jhangi, was wanted for major attacks, notably one on the Sri Lankan cricket team in 2009 that killed six police and wounded seven players. Paktika police chief General Khalil Ziayee confirmed the operation, saying one militant was killed and three arrested.

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