Afghan forces ‘kill top al Qaida leader wanted by FBI’

The wanted poster for Husam Abd al-Rauf (FBI via AP)

Afghanistan claims it has killed a top al Qaida propagandist on an FBI most wanted list during an operation in the east of the country.

The reported death of Husam Abd al-Rauf, also known as Abu Muhsin al-Masri, follows weeks of violence including a suicide bombing on Saturday – claimed by so-called Islamic State -at an education centre near Kabul. The attack left 24 people dead.