Afghan Taliban leader shot dead in Peshawar

PESHAWAR: Afghan Taliban leader Maulvi Abdul Raqib was shot dead in Peshawar on Monday, Express News reported. He belonged to the Takhar province of Afghanistan. It was reported that Raqib was killed when he was leaving his house. Previous incidents In December last year, a senior Afghan Taliban commander Noorullah Hotak was shot dead in Quetta by unidentified gunmen. Earlier, senior Haqqani Network leader Dr Nasiruddin Haqqani was shot dead near Islamabad on November 10, 2013. On November 21, Maulvi Ahmad Jan of the Haqqani Network was killed in a US Drone strike in Hangu.