You are currently viewing Lakshar-e-Islam leader Mangal Bagh killed in Afghanistan

Lakshar-e-Islam leader Mangal Bagh killed in Afghanistan

KARACHI: Provincial Governor Nangahar, Ziaulhaq Amarkhil, took to the Twitter to inform that: “Mangal Bagh, the leader of Lashkar-e-Islam terrorist group, was killed along with two of his comrades in a roadside bomb blast in the Bandar Dara area of Achin district of Nangarhar this morning (28th of Jan, 2021).”

According to details Mangal Bagh was accused of being the author of deadly reign of terror in a border region of Pakistan. Surprisingly, he worked as a truck cleaner before transforming into a war lord.

Till June 2008 he had enormous influence over Bara tehsil of the erstwhile Khyber Agency. Then his armed vigilantes were routed in a security operation. After that he operated from southern Afghanistan with the support of his loyal warriors who were hiding there.

Mangal Bagh, a mysterious character (who carried upto three million dollars bounty on his head announced by the US State Department’s Reward for Peace), was reported dead a number of times.  Of late, he was gravely injured in an strike carried out by Afghan Air Force.

Newspakistan.tv | YouTube Channel

Tags: , , , ,

M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.