Top Taliban Commander Killed by NATO
The New York Times reports that NATO forces, together with Afghan troops, killed ‘Mullah Dadullah, the top operational commander for the Taliban insurgency.’
He was one of the most wanted Taliban leaders, responsible for numerous assassinations, beheadings and terrorist campaigns, and was thought to be behind many of the suicide bombings that have killed or wounded hundreds of Afghans in the last year and a half.
He was seen as probably the most important operational commander, organizing groups of fighters, weapons supplies and finances across much of the south and southeast of Afghanistan.
The spring offensive, the NATO spring offensive that is, seems to be working. The Taliban wanted to start an offensive of their own this spring, instead of waiting for the Taliban, NATO decided to take the initiative and… it’s paying off.
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AND ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST
We also got Mullah Mohammad Akhtar Osmani “In December, U.S.-led forces killed another top Taliban official, Mullah Mohammad Akhtar Osmani, in an air attack in the south of the country after a tip-off by Pakistan. “They have now knocked out two senior military commanders. This is a very serious blow to the Taliban,” the Pakistani officer said.”
Too bad the US is “neglegting” the war in Afghanistan, eh?