“The Islamic State (IS) group on July 13 released an audio recording it claims is the voice of the movement’s leader for Afghanistan, contradicting reports he had been killed by a U.S. drone strike three days earlier. The message, purportedly from leader Hafez Saeed, was posted to an IS website after the Afghan intelligence agency said he was killed. The authenticity of the audio could not immediately be independently verified.”
Source: IS Audio Contradicts Reported Death Of IS Leader In Afghanistan