Shahab al-Muhajir
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Sanaullah Ghafari (Pashto: ثناءالله غفاری; born October 28, 1994), better known under his nom de guerre, Shahab al-Muhajir (Arabic: شهاب المهاجر, lit. 'Shahab the Migrant') is an Afghan militant who is serving as the Emir of the Islamic State's Khorasan Province (ISIS–K) since 2020.[1][2][3]
Shahab al-Muhajir | |
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شهاب المهاجر | |
7th Wali of ISIS – Khorasan Province | |
Assumed office April 2020 | |
Preceded by | Mawlawi Aslam Farooqi |
Personal details | |
Born | Sanaullah Ghafari (1994-10-28) October 28, 1994 (age 29) Kabul, Islamic State of Afghanistan |
Nickname | Sanaullah Al-Sadiq |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ISIS– Khorasan Province |
Battles/wars | |
Born in Kabul, he received an Islamic education prior to obtaining an engineering degree at Kabul University. He joined the Afghan Army prior to joining the Islamic State in 2015, where he fought in the wars in Iraq and Syria.
He reportedly worked as an associate for a trading company, where he obtained a firearms license in 2016.
In June 2023, a raid was led by the Taliban against ISIS–K in the Kunar Province of northeastern Afghanistan, Pakistani sources published unconfirmed reports that Ghafari died in the raid while Taliban sources claim that he escaped with grave injuries and fled to the Balochistan region of Pakistan and is still living there with close associates.