Peshawar: A militant killed in Kurram Agency earlier this week has been identified as an Azerbaijan national al-Qaeda linked militant.
A report of Pakistan’s premiere newspaper Dawnsaid on Saturday said that the militant, identified as Aslanov Zaur, was among the six foreign militants who were killed during clashes with security forces in the Jogi area of Central Kurram Agency on February 1.
The report said that a passport, documents and photographs recovered by security forces revealed that Zaur was a key commander and played an instrumental role in attacks on Pakistani security forces in the tribal areas.
The report further mentioned that the passport (passport number 3503893), issued from the Azerbaijani capital Bakku in February 2009, shows Zaur belonged to the city of Sumaqyit, located at a distance of 31 kilometers from the capital and was born on September 25, 1981.
Security forces also recovered USBs, card readers and other devices from the pockets of the militant, besides Sudanese currency, American dollars and Pakistani currency notes.
A registration certificate issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Azerbaijan is also among the documents recovered from the deceased.
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