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Top Taliban Leader Killed in Afghanistan
 [Tolo News] A senior Taliban leader was killed during a joint Afghan and NATO...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It's headquartered in Belgium. That sez it all.... forces operation in northern Faryab province, NATO said. The operation was launched in Ghormach district of Faryab province, NATO added. The Taliban leader was identified as Mullah Bahauddin, responsible for planning attacks against Afghan cops and facilitating weapons distribution and suicide-kabooms in the area. The report said Bahauddin was a key leader in the Taliban hierarchy, working with the Badghis and Ghormach groups. Bahauddin and his subordinate, who was not identified, were killed during a firefight with the security forces, who also seized their machine gun, grenades, rocket motors and a pistol, NATO added. The death of Bahauddin raised the number of Taliban members killed in Faryab province to more than 50 since the beginning of this year , according to Isaf. Posted by: Fred 2011-08-26 |
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