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Afghan and NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) have killed two al-Qaida operatives, including the terror outfit’s second-highest ranking leader during a joint operation in Afghanistan, the alliance said in a statement on Tuesday. "Afghan and coalition forces confirmed that a security operation conducted Sunday resulted in the deaths of Sakhr al- Taifi, a Saudi al-Qaida leader, and one additional al-Qaida terrorist in Watahpur district, Kunar province," the statement added. According to the statement, Sakhr al-Taifi, also known as Musthaq and Nasim, was al-Qaida's second highest leader in Afghanistan , responsible for commanding foreign insurgents, in addition to directing attacks against coalition and Afghan forces. Sakhr al-Taifi, the statement added had frequently traveled between Afghanistan and Pakistan , carrying out commands from senior al-Qaida leadership and supplied weapons and equipment to eastern insurgents and managed the illegal transport of insurgent fighters into Afghanistan , the statement further said. Without giving more details, the statement noted, "no civilian property was damaged and no civilians were harmed."

NATO airstrike kills Al-Qaida’s second-highest ranking leader in Afghanistan