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Top Taliban leader killed by Pakistani Taliban militants in Kunar
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] A top leader of the Afghan Taliban...the Pashtun equivalent of men... gunnies has been killed by the Pak Talibs in eastern Kunar province ... which is right down the road from Chitral. Kunar is Haqqani country..... of Afghanistan, it has been reported. The incident has reportedly taken place in the vicinity of Sarkano district with the slain Taliban leader identified as Ubaid. According to the local media reports in Pakistain citing informed sources, Ubaid was killed two days ago by the bully boyz of Jamaat-ul-Ahrar faction of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain. Last week the Pak gang allegedly killed an Afghan Taliban local leader Zabita Jalal that caused tension between the two sides in the area, according to Daily Times. The Talibs group has not commented regarding the report so far. Ubaid was believed to be a prominent Taliban leader who was in the wanted list of the Afghan and American forces. Posted by: Fred 2017-09-18 |
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