Pakistan
Outlawed TTP commander Omar Khalid Khorasani killed in Paktika blast
Top TTP commander Omar Khalid Khorasani aka Abdul Wali has been killed in Afghanistan
Kabul: Omar Khalid Khorasani, outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan's (TTP) senior commander has been killed along with his three other associates in an attack near Paktika province of Afghanistan, GNN reported Monday.
According to sources privy to the matter, Abdul Wali aka Omar Khalid Khorasani was killed after his vehicle was targeted with a mysterious explosive device in eastern Afghanistan.
Reportedly, the TTP leaders were travelling in the Birmal district of Paktika for consultation when their vehicle hit a roadside mine in Sharqi village.
All on board the vehicle were killed, reports said without giving more details.
No further details were provided by the sources.