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October 9, 2019

Afghanistan Claims al-Qaeda Leader Died in U.S.-Led Attack That Killed 40 Civilians
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Afghanistan's national intelligence agency says a top al-Qaeda leader
was killed last month in a joint U.S.-Afghan military operation that
killed at least 40 civilians at a wedding party, including 12 children.
Afghan officials said the September 23 attack in the Musa Qala district
of Helmand province also left 22 Taliban supporters dead - among them,
they claimed, was Asim Omar, who led al-Qaeda's affiliate in the Indian
subcontinent since its formation five years ago. A Taliban spokesperson
rejected the claims, calling them propaganda aimed at covering up a
massacre of civilians.


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