Daesh commander behind 2022 Peshawar bombing ‘killed in Afghanistan’

RAWALPINDI: A top commander of the banned outfit Daesh-K, Muhammad Ihsani alias Anwaar, has been killed in Afghanistan’s Mazar Sharif city.

Muhammad Ihsani was responsible for escorting and training Tajik suicide bombers and bringing them into Pakistan.

He was also the main facilitator in the Kocha Risaldar bombing in Peshawar, in which 67 people were martyred in 2022.

Pakistan has witnessed a surge in cross-border terror incidents since Taliban rulers returned to Afghanistan in 2021, particularly in the bordering provinces of KP and Balochistan.

In August, the incidents surged by 74% compared to July, according to a report by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS). The Islamabad-based think tank recorded 194 fatalities from militant attacks during the month. Recently, Pakistan, China, Iran and Russia have also expressed deep concern over the presence of terrorist organisations operating from Afghanistan, including Al-Qaeda, the banned TTP, the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and other similar groups. Monitoring Desk