The Afghan Taliban says it executed Abu Omar Khorasani, the imprisoned former head of the Islamic State in South Asia, shortly after it took full control of Afghanistan. Khorasani’s killing bolsters the Talbian’s claims that the group will not cooperate with the Islamic State and that it views the group as an adversary.
According to a Wall Street Journal report, Khorasani, also known as Mawlawi Ziya ul-Haq, was taken from an Afghan government prison and executed. Khorasani had been arrested by Afghan security forces in an operation in May 2020. Khorasani headed the group’s South Asia operations, but had been replaced as chief at the time of his arrest.
𝐈𝐒𝐊𝐏 former chief 𝐙𝐢𝐚 𝐮𝐥 𝐇𝐚𝐪 aka 𝐀𝐛𝐮 𝐔𝐦𝐚𝐫 𝐊𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐢, was 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 in 𝐏𝐮𝐥-𝐢-𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐡𝐢 prison Kabul after the Taliban took its control. He was buried at his hometown in Kunar today. His family sources say that the 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐚𝐧 killed him, a tweet by one Ab Sayeed said.
Meanwhile, other terror outfits have been supportive of the Taliban. The banned Pakistani Taliban or the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terror group has congratulated the Afghan Taliban on taking control of Afghanistan, describing it as a "victory for the whole Islamic world", according to a recent media report.
In the statement, TTP spokesperson Mohammad Khorasani reiterated the group's "allegiance to the Afghan Taliban leadership," and pledged to "support and strengthen the Islamic Emirates of Afghanistan."
(Input from news agencies)
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