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Two mullahs potted in Zabul
KABUL: A Taliban leader in southern Afghanistan was killed on Tuesday in a gunfight. Mullah Ghausuddin and a comrade, Mullah Muhammad, were killed in Zabul provinceâs Mizan district. A government soldier was wounded. Ghausuddin was the leading Taliban commander in Zabul, a bastion of the Taliban until they were ousted and a hotbed of guerrilla violence in recent months. Ghausuddin led many recent Taliban strikes against pro-government forces in the province. United Nations-funded mine clearance agencies suspended operations in the region after an attack three weeks ago in Zabul, in which two Afghan de-miners were wounded. On Monday Afghan authorities said they had arrested Mullah Janan, a suspected Taliban commander accused of plotting attacks on Afghan government buildings.
Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-05-28 |
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