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Militant commander Mangal Bagh killed in US drone attack in Afghanistan: Report
KABUL (News Desk) – Notorious militant commander Mangal Bagh has been killed in a US drone strike in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, the media reports said on Sunday.
Bagh was head of the banned Lashkar-e-Islam organisation. He wanted by Pakistani security forces for involvement in a number of terrorist activities. The Government of Pakistan had also announced a Rs2 crore head money for him.
He was injured in a drone strike that took place on the night of July 22 in Khoudi Khola area of the Afghan province. Later on, he succumbed to his injuries, the reports further claimed while quoting intelligence and Taliban sources.
Meanwhile, the Lashkar-e-Islam has not yet confirmed the reports of the death of their chief.
It is also pertinent to be mentioned here that Mangal Bagh’s is also referred as Haji Amir Mangal Bagh. He belonged to Afridi tribe and hailed from Pakistan’s Bara tehsil in Khyber Agency.
Mangal Bagh was said to be a local driver originally, who later formed the militant group Lashkar-e-Islam.
Although most of the fighters of the group fled to Afghanistan as a result of Pakistan Army’s operation Zarb-e-Azb, but several members of the are still in Bara and other areas of Khyber Agency.
http://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/head...agh-killed-in-us-drone-attack-in-afghanistan/
- July 24, 2016 11:27 am
KABUL (News Desk) – Notorious militant commander Mangal Bagh has been killed in a US drone strike in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, the media reports said on Sunday.
Bagh was head of the banned Lashkar-e-Islam organisation. He wanted by Pakistani security forces for involvement in a number of terrorist activities. The Government of Pakistan had also announced a Rs2 crore head money for him.
He was injured in a drone strike that took place on the night of July 22 in Khoudi Khola area of the Afghan province. Later on, he succumbed to his injuries, the reports further claimed while quoting intelligence and Taliban sources.
Meanwhile, the Lashkar-e-Islam has not yet confirmed the reports of the death of their chief.
It is also pertinent to be mentioned here that Mangal Bagh’s is also referred as Haji Amir Mangal Bagh. He belonged to Afridi tribe and hailed from Pakistan’s Bara tehsil in Khyber Agency.
Mangal Bagh was said to be a local driver originally, who later formed the militant group Lashkar-e-Islam.
Although most of the fighters of the group fled to Afghanistan as a result of Pakistan Army’s operation Zarb-e-Azb, but several members of the are still in Bara and other areas of Khyber Agency.
http://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/head...agh-killed-in-us-drone-attack-in-afghanistan/
