ISIS chief in Afghanistan and Pakistan killed

Afghanistan: Leader of Islamic State's ISIS branch in Afghanistan and Pakistan has been reportedly killed in a US drone strike in eastern Afghan province, said Afghan ambassador to Pakistan.

Speaking to Reuters on Friday Afghan Ambassador Omar Zakhilwal said;

"I can confirm that ISIS Khurasan leader Hafiz Saeed Khan along with his senior commanders and fighters died in a US drone strike on July 26 in Kot district of Afghanistan's Nangharhar province."

US military coalition spokesman in Kabul said they could not confirm the reports yet but that  officials were investigating the claim.

Khan, was a former member of the Pakistani branch of the Taliban militant who swore allegiance to Middle East-based Islamic State, had been reportedly killed last year but the death was never confirmed.