In this Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 file photo, Pakistani Taliban spokesman Shahidullah talks to reporters at an undisclosed location in Pakistani tribal area of Waziristan along Afghanistan border. The Pakistani Taliban announced Saturday that the group will observe a one-month cease-fire as part of efforts to negotiate a peace deal with the government, throwing new life into a foundering peace process. Spokesman Shahidullah Shahid said in a statement emailed to reporters that the top leadership of the militant group has instructed all of its units to comply with the cease-fire. (AP Photo/Ishtiaq Mahsud, File)

A file photo of Shahidullah Shahid from 2013 (AP)

Afghan spy agency confirms ISIS commander killed in drone strike

The Afghan intelligence agency confirmed a third top Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group commander was killed in a drone strike

Kabul, Reuters

Published: 09 July ,2015: 12:00 AM GST Updated: 20 May ,2020: 02:56 PM GST

The Afghan intelligence agency confirmed a third top Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group commander was killed in a drone strike in eastern Afghanistan this week.

Shahidullah Shahid, a former member of the Pakistani Taliban who defected to the ISIS and was operating in Afghanistan, was killed along with five militants on Tuesday, an official said.

An increasing number of militants are pledging allegiance to the ISIS in Afghanistan, making them a target of deadly strikes there by the U.S. unmanned aircraft.

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