Suspected U.S. drone strikes kill key Islamic State figures in Afghanistan

An Afghan soldier screens passengers at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Jalalabad province on June 29, 2015. (Parwiz/Reuters)

By Sudarsan Raghavan and Tim Craig-July 9 
KABUL — A key leader of the Islamic State and another top commander were killed in recent U.S drone strikes in eastern Afghanistan, according to intelligence officials here, the latest sign that the radical Islamist group is considered a growing threat in the country.
Suspected U.S. Drone Strikes Kill Key Islamic State Figures in Afghanistan by Thavam Ratna