Afghan security forces have killed Abu Muhsin al-Masri, a senior al Qaeda leader on the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Most Wanted Terrorist list, Afghanistan's National Directorate of Security (NDS) said in a tweet late on Saturday, Reuters says.
The head of the U.S. National Counter-Terrorism Center, Chris Miller, confirmed al-Masri's death in a statement, saying his "removal .. from the battlefield is a major setback to a terrorist organization that is consistently experiencing strategic losses facilitated by the United States and its partners."
Al Qaeda's loss of al-Masri, Miller continued, "highlights the diminishing effectiveness of the terrorist organization."
Al-Masri has been charged in the United States by providing material support and resources to a foreign terrorist organization and conspiracy to kill U.S. nationals.