Afghan forces eliminate ISIS-K designated ‘chief judge’ Abdullah Orakzai

Abdullah Orakzai, designated “chief judge” of ISIS Khorasan, was killed in a complex operation by Afghan forces, said Afghanistan’s National Directorate of Security (NDS) on August 18. intelligence ncy didn’t share time and location of major counter-terrorism operation after recently eliminating Pakistan-origin terrorist Assadullah Orakzai.

Earlier this month, NDS confirmed killing of ISIS Khorasan Head of Intelligence Assadullah Orakzai who was involved in plotting several deadly attacks on military and civil targets in Afghanistan. All se killings hold significance for peace and security of Afghanistan since terror group y belonged to carried out Kabul gurdwara attack in March, killing at least 25 Sikhs. 

terrorist organisation has intensified attack in several parts of Afghanistan as government and Taliban continue to take action on peace deal signed earlier this year. On August 2, Islamic State terrorists attacked a prison in eastern Afghanistan and killed at least 29 people. According to local reports, an ISIS-K suicide bomber slammed his explosive-laden vehicle into prison entrance that housed hundreds of inmates affiliated to Islamic State Khorasan. 

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Responsible for nearly 100 attacks

ISIS-K was also involved in rocket attack at inauguration ceremony of President Ashraf Ghani and attack on Afghan politicians garing in west of Kabul. According to a global think tank CSIS, ISIS-K carries out its global strategy in different operating environments by curating it to local conditions. It has been responsible for nearly 100 attacks against civilians in Afghanistan and Pakistan, as well as roughly 250 clashes with US, Afghan, and Pakistani security forces since January 2017. 

On May 6, special forces of NDS raided and destroyed joint ISIS and Haqqani network centre in three operations. One of operations took place in Shakar Dara district, 25 kilometres rth of Kabul, while or two raids took place in capital city’s PD11. A few days later, Afghan security forces arrested top ISIS commander Zia-Ul-Haq, also kwn as Abu Omar Khorasani, in a joint operation. NDS had captured three terrorists including Khorasani, Daesh leader for Afghanistan and South Asia. 

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(Im: AP)