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Senior Daesh Leader Eliminated in Eastern Afghanistan

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A senior leader of Daesh was killed by an airstrike in eastern Afghanistan’s province of Nangarhar, local media reported on Wednesday.

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Omar is reported to have been a commander of a group that comprised at least 40 Daesh terrorists.

Afghanistan is in a state of political and social turmoil, with Taliban insurgents and other extremist factions such as Daesh, outlawed in Russia and many other countries, taking advantage of the instability in the country.

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