Washington, Dhu-AlQa'dah 10, 1437, Aug 13, 2016, SPA -- The leader of the Daesh (IS) movement's Afghanistan branch was killed last month in a US airstrike, the Pentagon said Friday, according to dpa. Hafiz Sayed Khan, described as the emir of the group's Afghanistan and Pakistan wing, was killed in a July 26 strike in Achin district of Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, Pentagon spokesman Gordon Trowbridge said. The airstrike occurred during month-long special forces joint US and Afghan military operations against the IS movement during July in southern Nangarhar province. The airstrike was carried out with Khan as the target, according to the Pentagon. Khan's death should disrupt the group's recruiting and operations in and around Afghanistan, the spokesman said. He had previously been part of a Taliban group before swearing allegiance to the IS movement. -- SPA 03:02 LOCAL TIME 00:02 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w