US drone strike has killed top ISIS leaders in Pakistan and Afghanistan?

#ISIS #Pakistan #Afghanistan There are reports that the top Islamic State leader in Afghanistan and Pakistan along with more than 30 other insurgents have been killed in a US drone strike in Nangarhar province of eastern Afghanistan.
This is as per information of the Afghan intelligence officials as reported in dailymail.co.uk dated 11 July 2015.

It seems Hafiz Saeed Khan, a former Taliban leader who defected to ISIS, was killed in the drone attack – this has been revealed by a spokesman for Afghanistan's National Directorate of Security. The Afghan intelligence officials had made available the necessary information to the US forces who launched the strike accordingly.
The US side has confirmed that an airstrike was carried out in Nangarhar's Achin District and targeted 'individuals threatening the force' - but there is no confirmation about the death.
A second U.S. airstrike is reported to have killed Gull Zaman, believed to be the second-highest official in the local Islamic State affiliate, and Shahidullah Shahid, who is believed to be the group's chief spokesman in Afghanistan.
None of the deaths have been confirmed.
A number of drone strikes have been reported in Nangarhar over the past two weeks due to a joint US-Afghan military operation but the exact toll of casualties has not been disclosed.
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