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LeT commander Sheikh Yusuf Afridi killed in Pakistan

Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Sheikh Yusuf Afridi, a close aide of Hafiz Saeed, was shot dead in Pakistan.

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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Tuesday, 28 April 2026 at 03:32 UTC
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Sheikh Yusuf Afridi, a senior commander of the militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and a close aide to its founder Hafiz Saeed, was killed by unidentified gunmen in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The attack occurred in the Tirah Valley area, where Afridi was shot multiple times. Afridi was a key figure in LeT operations and had been designated a terrorist by the United Nations and the United States. No group has claimed responsibility for the killing, and Pakistani authorities have launched an investigation.
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