Haqqani network facilitator killed in Paktika drone strike

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A Haqqani network facilitator was reportedly dead in a drone attack in southeastern Paktika province on Wednesday night, the provincial governor’s office said in a statement.

Sarajuddin Khademi, a Haqqani network facilitator who was providing weapons for insurgents, was killed in a foreign troops drone strike, reports suggest.

The drone strike took place in Sarwaza district of the province and some weapons were also destroyed in the strike, according to the statement.

There were no civilians casualties recorded.

However, the statement did not provide more details about the drone strike.