South Asia region Al-Qaeda chief killed in Afghanistan: officials

• The leader of Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) was killed.
• Asim Umar, "was #killed along with six other AQIS members", in southern Helmand.

Asim Umar, "was #killed along with six other AQIS members", in southern Helmand province, the National Directorate of Security said on Twitter, adding that Umar had been "embedded" in a Taliban compound.