KABUL (Pajhwok): Khal Mirza, the self-proclaimed regional commander of the dreaded Daesh or Islamic State in northern Samangan province, has been killed in a special police operation while one of his associates detained, police said Thursday.
Mohammad Akram Bekzad, police chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News the operations were conducted Wednesday afternoon in Khwaja Momin and Manqotan localities of Aibak City, the provincial capital.
The detainee Adam, he added, had been arrested with an AK-47. Khairullah Anosh, Samangan acting governor, said Khal Mirza was a . . .
