Nato strike in Afghanistan kill top Taliban leader

Source: BBC

19 August 2012 Last updated at 09:31 GMT

Nato strike in Afghanistan kill top Taliban leader

A top Taliban commander and his deputy have been killed in an air strike carried out by Nato in eastern Afghanistan, the alliance has said.

"Maulawi Nur Mohammad, and his deputy, Atiqullah were among the dozens of heavily armed insurgents killed in a precision air strike," Nato said.

They were the senior commanders in the Chapa Dara district of Kunar province, on the border with Pakistan.

The area is regularly shelled from the Pakistani side.

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Nato strike in Afghanistan kill top Taliban leader (Original post)	Eugene	Aug 2012	OP
And likely their wives, children, and goats and sheep too.	PDJane	Aug 2012	#1

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PDJane (8,809 posts)

1. And likely their wives, children, and goats and sheep too.

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