Pentagon says Abu Sayed was killed earlier this week in a strike on his headquarters in Kunar province.
A total of 7,563 people, including police, have been dismissed in the latest purge, the Anadolu news agency reports.
Nabeel Rajab must be released 'unconditionally and immediately', says UN human rights office.
A shooting attack on the military patrol vehicle in the Shia-majority province also injured another soldier.
Large swathes of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Manipur are submerged after days of torrential rain.
Israeli police briefly detains Jerusalem's top Muslim cleric and closes Al Aqsa mosque after deadly shootout.
Unidentified attacker swims from public beach to holiday resort in Hurghada, stabbing six foreigners.
Activist Naomi Klein weighs in on how to beat Trump, and we debate how close Hollywood is to the military industry.
Government delegation chief says direct meeting with opposition was not raised with his team at Geneva talks.
Benigno Aquino to face criminal charges for botched anti-terrorism operation that left 44 police officers dead in 2015.
Syrian refugees in Turkey turn to entrepreneurship to help their community as well as contribute to the local economy.
Al Jazeera speaks to the head of the UN peacekeeping mission about plans to bring security to conflict-hit CAR.
US secretary of state's shuttle diplomacy will 'bear fruit in time', says Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed.
Three assailants on motorbike attack police checkpoint 30km outside Cairo before fleeing scene, interior ministry says.
A year on, the UAE and Egypt's involvement in Turkey's failed coup attempt is more apparent than ever before.
On the 50th anniversary of its bloody civil war, Nigeria is struggling to prevent another.
Arrest comes after five acid attacks in east London left several people with facial injuries, police say.
Judge orders Humala and his wife, Nadine Heredia, be held for up to 18 months while they are investigated for graft.
The hotel is a relic that bears testament to almost 150 years of local, regional and global events.
Reports say at least three Palestinians dead after apparent shooting attack at Al Aqsa compound as several also wounded.
Hawaii judge rules grandparents are exempt from Trump's travel ban enforcement on six Muslim-majority countries.
Former President Ollanta Humala and his wife to be held in preventative detention during a corruption investigation.
Masked men burst into a children's party and hack to death seven men, four women and two minors in Hidalgo state.
A police officer who stole a helicopter and fired on government buildings defies manhunt to pop up at Caracas protest.
The victory for Brazil's president is largely symbolic as the decision to put him on trial rests with the lower house.
