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KABUL — A NATO airstrike killed a senior al-Qaeda commander in eastern Afghanistan, officials said Wednesday, as Pakistan investigated reports that a separate CIA drone-launched missile killed the insurgents’ No. 3 commander.
The attacks could be a serious blow to the terrorist network’s capabilities in the region and come as the U.S. has escalated strikes by unmanned drones in Pakistan’s border region.
NATO said the airstrike in eastern Afghanistan killed Abdallah Umar al-Qurayshi, a senior al-Qaeda commander of Saudi origin.
Pakistani security officials, meanwhile, were investigating reports that a missile strike from a CIA drone killed Sheikh Fateh al-Masri, who became the group’s No. 3 commander in May. The Associated Press
