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Posted on 10/06/2003 9:55:40 AM PDT by Dog
Top Taliban Commander Killed, Says Afghan Official Mon October 6, 2003 08:43 AM ET SPIN BOLDAK, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A close aid to supreme Taliban leader Mullah Omar has been killed in a clash in south Afghanistan, an Afghan official said on Monday, the second major blow to the hardline Islamic movement in under a month. News of the death of Mullah Abdul Razzaq Nafees, a member of the 10-strong Taliban shura (council) formed in June, came just days after the Taliban confirmed that Mullah Abdur Rahim, its top military commander in southern Afghanistan, had been killed.
Abdul Razzaq Achakzai, a senior Afghan military commander, said Nafees was killed in a clash with U.S.-led coalition and Afghan forces about 10 days ago in central Uruzgan province.
"He was among the many Taliban killed in that fighting," he said.
"The Taliban are persistently showing signs of weakness," Achakzai told Reuters in the town of Spin Boldak, close to Pakistan border.
Mullah Abdul Samad, a Taliban intelligence officer, neither confirmed nor denied the report but said they had had no contact with Nafees for the past two weeks.
"Presently, we don't know whether he is dead or alive," he told Reuters.
Omar had appointed Nafees to the 10-man Taliban leadership formed to intensify the "jihad," or holy war, against U.S.-led coalition troops and Afghan forces.
Nafees also led Taliban forces during a major U.S.-led operation against the Islamic militia in Dai Chopan district of the southern Zabul province in August.
More than 100 Taliban rebels were killed in that operation.
The one-eyed Omar, whose whereabouts are unknown, last week appointed Mullah Wakil Ahmed, elder brother of Rahim, as commander of Taliban rebels in southern Afghanistan.
Rahim was among 15 guerrillas killed in southern Kandahar province on September 15.
Taliban remnants have stepped up attacks in recent months in southern Afghanistan, the former stronghold of the radical Islamic regime ousted from power in late 2001 by U.S.-led forces.
More than 300 people, including aid workers, U.S. soldiers and many Taliban guerrillas, have been killed in violence across Afghanistan since early August.
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage on Sunday played down the attacks, saying they showed the Taliban was "frightened."
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The one-eyed Omar, whose whereabouts are unknown…
I hope we’ve still got an eye out for him.
Two thumbs up for all our fighting forces in harm's way, but especially to the folks that bagged this piece of trash.
Nice shooting!
Remember?
This was 10 days ago...
This is good news....but the BEST news is yet to come...
Semper Fi
A close aid to supreme Taliban leader Mullah Omar has been killed in a clash in south Afghanistan, an Afghan official said on Monday, the second major blow to the hardline Islamic movement in under a month.
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More than 300 people, including aid workers, U.S. soldiers and many Taliban guerrillas, have been killed in violence across Afghanistan since early August.
I make it 2 US soldiers, about 6 aid workers, and 300+ Talibandits and Al-Qaedistas. But if you're Reuters's ragheads, you want to fuzz the imbalance and make your friends in the TB look like they're giving as good as they get. You also call terrorists "guerillas" -- because Reuters policy support 'em.
These guys can say what they say, though, Dog. As you point out, the war goes on, and we're rounding up their buddies -- one at a time or in bunches, the outcome's the same.
d.o.l.
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