Afghanistan’s top ISIL commander has been killed by a US air strike in the east of the country, officials claim.<br /><br /> Hafez Saeed would be the fourth ex-Taliban militant declaring loyalty to the jihadist group to be killed in the space of a week.<br /><br /> Afghanistan’s National Directorate of Security (NDS) says he died alongside 30 other militants who had gathered in the district of Achin in the eastern Nagarhar province. <br /><br /> No further details about the attack have been released.
