US defence secretary Jim Mattis confirmed Yasin died in Paktika Province on 19 March and said in a statement: "The death of Qari Yasin is evidence that terrorists who defame Islam and deliberately ...

WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - The Pentagon said a US strike in Afghanistan this week killed an Al-Qaeda militant who was responsible for the death of two American service members and accused of ...

“The death of Qari Yasin is evidence that terrorists who defame Islam and deliberately target innocent people will not escape justice,” Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said in a statement.

A US drone strike was conducted on March 19 in eastern Afghanistan which killed senior terrorist figure of Al-Qaeda, Qari Yasin. - Al-Qaeda leader Qari Yasin killed in US air strike in Afghanistan ...

Top al Qaeda leader Qari Yasin, who was involved in multiple deadly attacks in Pakistan which claimed dozens of innocent lives, has been killed in a US drone strike in eastern Afghanistan, the ...