Abu Akash was an

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operative. He was believed to have been killed in a drone attack in Asori village in

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on 31 October 2008. However, he managed to escape safely. He was known by aliases Haji Akasha Khan, Abdur Rehman and Iraqi Malang. He was born in

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. He came to notoriety in 2007 when he released a video calling for attacks on coalition forces. Sources said Abu Akash was Al Qaeda's chief of financial affairs in the region and set up his headquarters in

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. One of his sons was killed in a drone attack previously on 30 November 2005. Abu Akash was killed in another drone attack on 24 September 2012.

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