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Mullah Dadulla and his Talibullas in Zabulla
From Jihad UnspunBetween 500 and 800 suspected Taliban fighters under the command of a notorious commander are engaged in bloody clashes with Afghan and US-led forces, officials said. Intelligence and military officials told AFP that the Mujahideen are loyal to one of the ousted Talibanâs leaders, Mullah Dadullah, a close lieutenant of the movementâs fugitive founder, Mullah Mohammed Omar. "We believe that Mullah Dadullah has some 500 to 800 men under his command who are mainly operating in the Deh Chopan areas," of Zabul, Kandaharâs intelligence chief Abdullah Laghmanai told AFP. "Most of the attacks were carried out by Mullah Dadullahâs men," he said in reference to this weekâs fierce firefights. The fighting occurred as the marines and Afghan soldiers approached an area identified as a likely ambush site near to the marinesâ base in Tarin Kowt, Uruzgan province some 410 kilometres southwest of Kabul. Five marines, an Afghan soldier and an interpreter were wounded during the fighting while four Taliban were detained. .... The weekâs violence began with Mujahideen engaging government and US-led troops last Wednesday in Kandaharâs Mian Shin district near Deh Chopan. That incident has been followed up with almost daily attacks. Posted by: Mike Sylwester 2004-06-09 |
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