Kabul (HRNW) A senior commander of the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Omar Khalid Khorasani has been killed along with other commanders of the outfit in a blast in Afghanistan, international media reported on Monday.
TTP Mohmand Chief Omar Khalid Khorasani alias Abdul Wali Mohmand, Mufti Hassan and Hafiz Dawlat Khan were among the ones who were killed in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast that reportedly occurred in Paktika province of Afghanistan Sunday night, the reports said.
Omar Khalid Khorasani is a title or pseudonym given to a senior TTP commander. After the death of one commander, a new person takes up the same identity.
Media reports, citing Afghan officials, say that the vehicle carrying all three TTP officials was targeted by an improvised explosive device (IED) blast.
The reports say that Khorasani was among the top TTP commanders and he also took part in the peace negotiations in Kabul.
TTP spokesperson has not commented further on the matter yet.