Kabul: Son of Jalaluddin Haqqani and the operational commander of Haqqani network had been killed in a US drone strike in Pakistan, Afghanistan’s spy agency confirmed on Sunday.
“We confirm that Badruddin Haqqani, who was the mastermind of almost all sophisticated attacks in Kabul, was killed in a drone strike,” National Directorate of Security spokesman Lutfullah Mashal told AFP.
“Our information is based on interception of the conversation of the guys (Haqqani members) on the ground who confirmed he was dead,” Mashal said.
Badruddin’s death has been rumoured for days but has been denied by the Taliban.
“This is propaganda of the enemy. Badruddin is alive and he will soon talk to the media,” Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told AFP.
“He is inside Afghanistan and busy with operations.”
US drones killed at least 18 people last week when they struck several targets in Pakistan’s restive North Waziristan tribal region near the Afghan border, Pakistani security officials said.
Haqqani network has been blamed for a series of well-coordinated commando-style raids on the Afghan capital targeting foreign embassies, NATO bases and government buildings.
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