“A U.S. airstrike has killed a senior al-Qaeda leader in Afghanistan, the Pentagon said on Friday. In a statement, the Pentagon said the strike killed Abu Khalil al-Sudani, who was described as a ‘high-ranking al-Qaeda operational commander,’ on July 11 in Paktika province in southeast Afghanistan. “
Source: Pentagon: U.S. airstrike kills al-Qaeda leader in Afghanistan – The Washington Post