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Agence France-Presse -

Bin Laden's "close associate" killed in southern Afghanistan

KABUL (AFP) - US-led coalition forces have killed Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Osmani, a close associate of Osama bin Laden and a Taliban leader, in southern Afghanistan, a military statement said.

"Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Osmani, a senior member of the Taliban's inner circle, was killed on December 19 in Helmand province," the statement said on Saturday.

A coalition airstrike hit Osmani's vehicle, which was travelling in a deserted area, killing him and two unidentified associates, it said.

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Reuters -

U.S. SAYS IT HAS KILLED ONE OF TOP FOUR TALIBAN LEADERS

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3 more bad guys bite the dust.

[conservative blonde]

Now he can join bin Laden in the grave.