On Tuesday, An Al-Qaeda bomb-maker who trained Taliban terrorists has been killed in western Afghanistan, the country’s intelligence agency said.
The agency said Mohammad Hanif, originally from Karachi, had close relations with the Taliban and helped train terrorists in making car bombs and improvised explosive devices.
It said he was initially a member of the Taliban, but joined Al-Qaeda in 2010.
Hanif’s killing comes just days after security agents killed Abu Muhsin al-Masri, a top Al-Qaeda terrorist, long-wanted by the United States.
Separately, the Taliban and Afghan government are currently engaged in peace talks that were launched in September, but have failed to make any significant progress.
