A wanted militant commander belonging to the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, Rafiullah, was killed during infighting in Afghanistan, said sources on Monday.
Sources in Afghanistan said the latest bout of infighting within TTP ranks was due to funds and positions within the militant organisation.
The militant’s death comes less than a month after the operational commander and the spokesperson of the TTP, Muhammad Khurassani, was killed in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province.
Rafiullah, known by various codenames, was known to support the former intelligence agency of Afghanistan, NDS, Baloch militants and the militant Islamic State.
The militant commander was wanted since 2011 in various incidents of terrorism and was known to facilitate suicide bombers and arrange transport and lodging for them. He had facilitated the suicide bombers who attacked Quetta Civil Hospital and Islamabad’s Serena Hotel.
