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Taliban Commander Killed in Afghanistan
 U.S. and Afghan forces killed a regional Taliban commander the military said Friday as violence spiraled ahead of this month's landmark elections. The Taliban commander â identified by Afghan officials as Thor Mullah Manan â was killed with another rebel fighter in a firefight Thursday with coalition and Afghan forces in Daychopan district of southern Zabul province, the U.S. military said. The military said Manan was in command of three other Taliban sub-commanders and responsible for the movement of equipment and personnel throughout the northwest Zabul province â regarded as a hotbed of Taliban-led insurgents.
Posted by: Fred 2005-09-03 |
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