KABUL, Afghanistan – According to the International Military Coalition, a NATO airstrike earlier this month killed a key Al-Qaida operative in Afghanistan. They have also added that the killed member was in charge of suicide bombings and cash flow for the Al-Qaida member.
The man identified as Abu Hafs Al-Najdi by NATO also known as Abdul Ghani was killed in a air strike on April 13 in Dangam district of eastern Kunar province. A number of other insurgents was also killed in the strike including another Al-Qaida leader known as Waqas.
NATO said Al-Najdi was a Saudi citizen who was directing Al-Qaida operations in Kunar and was regulary travelling between Afghanistan and Pakistan to coordinate suicide bombing attacks as well as kidnapping and oversaw the transfer of money with associated across the border and was also involved in transferring of money from Pakistan to cells in Afghanistan.
Al-Najdi was being chased by NATO since 2007 and was finally pinpointed while he was meeting with Waqas.
In another incident in farther south in Paktia, the provincial governor barely escaped an apparent assassination attempt by insurgents. According to Rohullah Samon, a spokesman for the governor, a roadside bomb exploded just behind a vehicle carrying Governor Juma Khan Hamdard to his office. Rohullah also said, three policemen who were in a chase vehicle were slightly injured but Governor was not Hurt.
