Overview

• Security sources, citing Indian media and social media posts, report that Gul Rehman, also known as Ustad Mureed, was killed under mysterious circumstances in Afghanistan’s Helmand province on September 17.
• Rehman is accused of orchestrating the March Jaffar Express attack near Bolan, where tracks were blown up and more than 440 passengers were held during a day-long standoff.
• During the operation to end the train siege, security forces said they killed at least 33 attackers, while 26 passengers and four security personnel were reported dead.
• Sources link Rehman to attacks on civilians, Pakistani security personnel, Chinese nationals, and projects tied to the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor.
• The United States has designated the Majeed Brigade as a global terrorist organization, and Pakistan and China have sought a UN listing as Islamabad presses the Afghan interim government over cross-border safe havens.