The US has confirmed the death of a senior Al-Qaeda
leader targeted by a US drone strike in north eastern Afghanistan
last month.
Farouq Al-Qahtani, the group's leader in the area, was killed
two weeks ago in what the Pentagon described as a precision
strike.
Saudi-born Al-Qahtani was placed on a US list of most wanted
terrorists in February.
He was said to be one of Al-Qaeda's senior plotters against the
US.
Saudi-born Al-Qahtani, a Qatari national, was also accused of
involvement in plots targeting Europe.
Afghan government spokesman Abdul Ghani Mosamem said that 15
insurgents were killed in the operation on 23 October in the
province of Kunar.
Those dead included two Arabs and a number of Pakistani Taliban
fighters.
Afghan government spokesman Abdul Ghani Mosamem said that 15
insurgents were killed in Sunday's operation in the province of
Kunar.
The deaths included two Arabs and a number of Pakistani Taliban
fighters.