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The Statesman · India · Kashmir's war shifts south: militants quit the Valley and dig into Jammu's Pir Panjal forests
Reports the killing of Sheikh Yusuf Afridi, a senior LeT regional commander and close aide to Hafiz Saeed, by unidentified gunmen in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on April 28; part of a pattern of 30-plus targeted killings of Pakistani militant figures in early 2026 that Pakistan attributes to Indian intelligence.
“Sheikh Yusuf Afridi, a senior LeT commander and recruitment coordinator, was shot dead in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; at least 30 militant figures have died in similar circumstances in 2026.”