US offers $18 million for information on two ISIS-K leaders
The United States has announced rewards of up to $18 million for information leading to the identification or location of two key leaders of the Islamic State Khorasan Province ISIS-K. The US Department of State鈥檚 Rewards for Justice program posted the offers on its X handle. The program is offering up to $8 million for information on Shahab al-Muhajir, also known as Sanaullah Ghafari, who was appointed leader of ISIS-K in June 2020. Ghafari, born in Afghanistan in 1994, is responsible for approving ISIS-K operations throughout Afghanistan and arranging funding. Additionally, the program is offering up to $10 million for information on Obaidullah, also known as Salahuddin and Maulawi Rajab. Obaidullah helps plan ISIS-K attacks and operations, commands groups conducting terrorist attacks, and manages the group鈥檚 finances through its al-Siddiq Office, a regional ISIS directorate. Obaidullah is described as a close associate of Ghafari and is linked to multiple ISIS-K terrorist plots targeting US, European, and Middle Eastern interests. Rewards for Justice stated that individuals associated with Obaidullah killed 145 people in the March 2024 attack on the Crocus City Hall music venue in Russia. ISIS-K, an Afghanistan-based terrorist group, conducts operations in Afghanistan and Pakistan and pledged allegiance to ISIS in 2015. The group has claimed responsibility for several attacks, including the July 2016 bombing of a protest in Kabul, a May 2020 attack on a Kabul maternity hos
