If successful, it was hoped that these decapitation strikes would cripple ISS's ability to operate freely in the AfPak region and reduce the death toll inflicted on the general population in these parts.

The operation was called Ashrah.

These targets called alpha targets were shortlisted from a list of 100 prominent ISS assets drawn up by the RID and NSS. Both agencies had lost assets in ISS related shootings, bombings, and targeted killings. This was time for payback.

Each of these targets handled a vital part of the ISS's game plan for Afghanistan...