An unnamed US military official at the Pentagon confirmed that FAROUQ AL-QAHTANI may have been killed in the attack on Sunday.
Reports say AL-QAHTANI was targeted along with his deputy in separate strikes in Kunar province.
Qatari national and Saudi-born AL-QAHTANI has been on a US list of most wanted terrorists since February.
He was accused of involvement in plots targeting Europe and the United States.
Meanwhile; the Afghan government spokesman ABDUL GHANI MOSAMEM said fifteen insurgents were killed in Sunday’s operation, including two Arabs and a number of Pakistani Taliban fighters.
