However, 'Wali', as he is popularly known, is no rookie combatant; he is one of the deadliest snipers in the world, with a record kill shot from more than three kilometres away. According to reports, Wali was a sobriquet assigned to him by Afghanistan residents when he was deployed in the country. Wali gained notoriety after posts on Russian social media allegedly falsely claimed that Wali was the deadliest sniper in the world and that he was killed fighting in action, according to CBC news. He debunked his death by reappearing in an interview, saying, “I pretty much was the last person to learn about my death,” and didn’t have his cellphone with him when the.
