US Officials said, the head of terror group Islamic State in Afghanistan, Abu Sayed, has been killed in a raid on the group's headquarters in the eastern province of Kunar.<br/><br/>Pentagon said, the raid on the 11th of this month also resulted in the deaths of other IS members. <br/><br/>The statement said the operation was aimed at disrupting the group's plans to expand in Afghanistan. Abu Sayed's predecessor, Abdul Hasib, was killed in a military raid in April. <br/><br/>Pentagon spokeswoman Dana White said that Abu Sayed was chosen to lead the group after US and Afghan forces killed the previous IS leaders Hafiz Sayed Khan in a drone strike last year and Abdul Hasib earlier this year.