Destroyed vs Purge

DESTROYED When a card is destroyed, it is placed in its owner’s discard pile. If a card has a “Destroyed:” ability, the effect resolves automatically when the card is destroyed, immediately before it leaves play. (FFG Rulebook)

PURGE When a card is purged, it is removed from the game and placed facedown beneath its owner’s identity card. Purged cards no longer interact with the game state in any manner.(FFG Rulebook)

Ruling by Brad Andres: When a card is destroyed, it's "destroyed" affect activates immediately BEFORE a card is destroyed. Therefore any affects that would take place WHEN destroyed or AFTER destroyed, would take place afterwords if the card is still in play to be affected.