A key commander of the banned Lashkar-i-Islam (LI) militant outfit, has been killed in a drone strike in Afghanistan, security sources said Tuesday.
According to a local media, LI deputy commander Zakir Qamberkhel was killed along with 14 accomplices in the drone strike in the Afghan territory of Nazian.
Zakir Qamberkhel was said to be the second-in-command of the banned militant organisation, headed by warlord Mangal Bagh.
Qamberkhel is said to be involved in terrorist attacks on security forces in Peshawar and Khyber agency.