He was on FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorists List in December 2018.[1] He was killed in an operation by the National Directorate of Security (NDS) in Central Ghazni province, Afghanistan.[3] Director of US National Counter-Terrorism Center, Chris Miller, confirmed the death of Al Masri.[4] However, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) declined to issue any statement in relation to the death of Al Masri.[5]