‘Most wanted terrorist’ Sanaullah Ghafari killed in Afghanistan

Ghafari aka Shahabul Muhajir was involved in multiple attacks in Iran, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Pakistan


News Desk June 09, 2023
Sanaullah Ghafari aka Shahabul Muhajir. PHOTO: EXPRESS

Most wanted terrorist and killer of many innocent people Sanaullah Ghafari aka Shahabul Muhajir has been killed in the Afghan city of Kunar, Express News reported.

The killed terrorist was not only wanted in Pakistan but also at an international level. Ghafari had migrated from India along with his family to Afghanistan, while he lived in the Afghan capital Kabul, where he received religious education at a madrasah.

Ghafari, involved in multiple attacks in Iran, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Pakistan, was also active in Afghanistan. Since April 2020, he has been serving as the head of operations for the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP), overseeing all its operations.

Read more: ‘ISKP second-in-command eliminated in Afghanistan’

In December 2021, the United Nations, the United States, and the European Union designated him as a global terrorist and included him in their sanctions list.

Along with the global terrorist designation, the United Nations, the United States, and the European Union had also placed a bounty of $10 million on his head.

Ghafari remained a key figure as the mastermind and operations lead behind numerous attacks in Pakistan and around the world.

The series of heinous attacks he orchestrated include the attack on the Pakistani embassy in Kabul, the suicide bombing at an Imam Bargah in Peshawar, the jailbreak in Nangarhar, rocket attacks in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, the explosion at the shrine of Shah Chiragh in Iran, suicide attack on the largest Shia mosque in Mazar-e-Sharif, suicide attack on the Russian embassy, attack on Chinese nationals, and the attack on Kabul International Airport, among countless other incidents of international significance.

The US State Department Bureau also revealed in its tweet that Sanaullah Ghafari was the most important member of ISIS-K and was responsible for approving all operations and raising funds for terrorist operations.

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