Tue May 29, 2012, 10:33 AM

Number 2 al-Qaida leader in Afghanistan killed in NATO airstrike

Source: msnbc

KABUL, Afghanistan -- The second highest al-Qaida leader in Afghanistan was killed in a weekend airstrike in the country's volatile east near the border with Pakistan, NATO-led forces said on Tuesday.

Saudi Sakhr al-Taifi, also known as Musthaq and Nasim, was responsible for commanding foreign insurgents and directing attacks against coalition and Afghan forces, NATO said in a statement.

He frequently traveled between Afghanistan and Pakistan, carrying out commands from senior al-Qaida leadership, supplying weapons and equipment to insurgents and transporting insurgent fighters into Afghanistan, the statement said.

He was killed on Sunday in the Watahpur district of Kunar province after being identified with another al-Qaida militant.

No civilians were harmed and no civilian property was damaged, the statement said

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10 replies	Author	Time	Post
Number 2 al-Qaida leader in Afghanistan killed in NATO airstrike (Original post)	Playinghardball	May 2012	OP
This headline likes to repeat itself every couple of months...	Tiggeroshii	May 2012	#1
Yup. nt	Poll_Blind	May 2012	#5
The single most dangerous job title on the planet n/t	IDemo	May 2012	#2
position	Eljo_Don	May 2012	#3
Who is number 1?	whatchamacallit	May 2012	#7
He was the #2 leader in Afghanistan	Daniel537	May 2012	#10
I'm guessing that being	SGMRTDARMY	May 2012	#8
Again?!?	kas125	May 2012	#4
Americans look up and moo "hooray!"	whatchamacallit	May 2012	#6
lather, rinse, repeat	frylock	May 2012	#9

Response to Playinghardball (Original post)

Tue May 29, 2012, 10:56 AM

Tiggeroshii (4,345 posts)

1. This headline likes to repeat itself every couple of months...

Since like, 2001

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Response to Tiggeroshii (Reply #1)

Tue May 29, 2012, 11:36 AM

Poll_Blind (23,173 posts)

5. Yup. nt

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Response to Playinghardball (Original post)

Tue May 29, 2012, 10:58 AM

IDemo (12,300 posts)

2. The single most dangerous job title on the planet n/t

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Response to IDemo (Reply #2)

Tue May 29, 2012, 11:32 AM

Eljo_Don (84 posts)

3. position

You can not kill a position. As soon as no.2 is killed the no.3 becomes no.2, no.4 becomes no.3, ........ ,and they have thousands and thousands in line.

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Response to Eljo_Don (Reply #3)

Tue May 29, 2012, 11:47 AM

whatchamacallit (7,798 posts)

7. Who is number 1?

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"He frequently traveled between Afghanistan and Pakistan, carrying out commands from senior al-Qaida leadership..."

This Orwellian Statement would indicate he carried out commands from himself.

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Response to whatchamacallit (Reply #7)

Tue May 29, 2012, 02:23 PM

Daniel537 (1,022 posts)