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Taliban commander Khorasani injured in Afghanistan: spokesperson

Ehsanullah Ehsan says Khorasani has now been shifted to a safe place and he is improving

Tahir Khan February 08, 2015

Ehsanullah Ehsan says Khorasani has now been shifted to a safe place and he is improving. PHOTO: REUTERS

ISLAMABAD: Senior Taliban commander Omar Khalid Khorasani has been injured as a result of a joint operation by Afghan and Nato forces in Afghanistan, Khorasani’s spokesperson said on Sunday.

Khorasani is the supreme commander of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) faction Jamaatul Ahrar.

“I can confirm that Omar Khalid Khorasani has been injured in a joint operation by the Afghan and Nato forces in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province,” spokesperson for the group, Ehsanullah Ehsan told The Express Tribune by phone.

“Khorasani has now been shifted to a safe place and he is improving,” Ehsan said.

“We lost nine colleagues in the raid,” Ehsan said and added there were no prominent leaders among those killed in the attack few days ago.

Khorasani earlier served as chief of TTTP in the Mohmand tribal region but was expelled last year after he and some other leaders formed their own group.

COMMENTS (13)

Name . | 9 years ago | Reply @objective observer: http://tribune.com.pk/story/786641/us-commander-commends-zarb-e-azb-for-disrupting-haqqani-networks-ability-to-target-afghanistan/

objective observer | 9 years ago | Reply @nasir khan marri baloch: Do not mistake Afghan good will for weakness. You share their destiny.

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nasir khan marri baloch | 9 years ago | Reply This guy was taken out by AMERICANS, not AFGHANS. If it was for Afghans they would be playing the same dirty politics that they have played since 1947, destabilizing us.

objective observer | 9 years ago | Reply @FAZ: No more games. You are either capable or incapable of peace. The decision is yours. The world you want for your citizens is up to you.

Adil | 9 years ago | Reply He killed 23 of our brave FC soldiers.....we have not forgotten.

nas khan | 9 years ago | Reply @orion: And pakistan should?

FAZ | 9 years ago | Reply @objective observer: Haqqani network is very much disabled. Americans acknowledge it. All present attacks inside Afghanistan are their inhouse issues with Afghan Taliban

Kala_bach | 9 years ago | Reply He went back indian embassy cave (safe place)

orion | 9 years ago | Reply Afghanistan shouldn't harbour pakistan's terrorists.

Karim Mehmood | 9 years ago | Reply Good news! Hopefully Fazlullah is next. These scum need to be disposed of as soon as possible.

Pakistani | 9 years ago | Reply Pure evil

objective observer | 9 years ago | Reply Still waiting on Haqqani. If Pakistan does not reciprocate do not blame others in the future. Whatever decisions you make now are your own responsibility.

Shuaib | 9 years ago | Reply Thank you, Afghanistan!!

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