Afghan soldier in Ghazni Province (archive image)
Photo: MOHAMMAD ISMAIL / REUTERS
A high-ranking member of the terrorist organization al-Qaeda is said to be dead.
The Egyptian Abu Muhsin al-Masri was killed on Saturday by special forces in the Ghazni province, said the Afghan secret service NDS.
Al-Masri, who was also known as Husam Abdal-Rauf, was on the list of the most wanted terrorists by the US Federal Police FBI and has been wanted by arrest warrant since 2018.
According to a report by the UN Security Council, the terrorist organization Al-Qaeda is still active in twelve provinces of Afghanistan.
Accordingly, there are still relations with the militant Islamist Taliban.
The Taliban signed an agreement with the US at the end of February and committed to ending their relations with other terrorist groups such as al-Qaeda.
Former al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was the mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks.
They were the catalyst for the US-led international military intervention in Afghanistan.
The Taliban, who were in power at the time, had given shelter to bin Laden.
US special forces killed him in 2011.
Today government officials and the Taliban are holding peace talks.
But the conflict and terror in the country continue.
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