WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): US forces carried out precision strikes in eastern Kunar Province this week, targeting Al-Qaeda's most senior leaders in Afghanistan, the Pentagon said.
Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook said: “We are still assessing the results of the strikes, but their demise would represent a significant blow to the terrorist group's presence in Afghanistan.”
The Al-Qaeda leaders were identified as Faruq al-Qatani and Bilal al-Utabi. Al-Qatani served as Al-Qaeda's emir for northeastern Afghanistan, assigned by the group's . . .
