Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesperson on Monday confirmed that a senior TTP official, Omar Khalid Khorasani, has been killed along with other commanders of the banned outfit in a blast in Afghanistan.
TTP Mohmand Chief Omar Khalid Khorasani alias Abdul Wali Mohmand, Mufti Hassan and Hafiz Dawlat Khan were among the ones who were killed in the explosive device blast reportedly occurred in Paktika province of Afghanistan on Sunday night.
A vehicle allegedly carrying TTP Mohmand Chief Omar Khalid Khorasani, Hafiz Dolat Khan, Ex TTP Ameer of Kurram & Mulla Hassan has been targeted in Barmal, Paktika say Afghan officials, by an IED. [In picture the vehicle which was targeted] 1/2 pic.twitter.com/GvZRmj6wFN
— The Khorasan Diary (@khorasandiary) August 7, 2022
Media reports, citing Afghan officials, say that the vehicle in which all three TTP officials were present was targeted by an improvised explosive device (IED) blast.
Media reports say that Khorasani was among the top TTP commanders and he also took part in the peace negotiations in Kabul.
TTP spokesperson has not commented further on the matter yet.
