Top Afghan al-Qaeda leader killed in air strikes: US
Al-Qaeda's leader for northeastern Afghanistan, Faruq al-Qahtani, has been killed in a "precision" air strike in Kunar province along the border with Pakistan, US Defense Department has said. Afghanistan identifies al-Qahtani as the leader of the whole of al-Qaeda in the country. Al-Qahtani's second-in-command Bilal al-Utabi has also been killed in an air strike. 