Head of Islamic State in Afghanistan killed - Pentagon

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Head of Islamic State in Afghanistan killed - Pentagon

UPDATE:  WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - The head of Islamic State in Afghanistan, Abu Sayed, was killed in a strike on the group's headquarters in Kunar province earlier this week, the Pentagon said on Friday.

Pentagon spokeswoman Dana White said in a statement that other members of the Islamic State group were killed in the strike on Tuesday.

Sayed is the third Islamic State leader in Afghanistan to be killed since July 2016.

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