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  • Nato's number two insurgent target 'killed in air strike' (after 4yr manhunt)

    04/26/2011 4:30:00 PM PDT · by TigerLikesRooster · 10 replies
    Telegraph ^ | 04/26/11 | Jeremy Kelly
    Nato's number two insurgent target 'killed in air strike' A senior al-Qaeda figure and Nato's second-highest priority insurgent in Afghanistan has been killed in an air strike, following a four-year manhunt. By Jeremy Kelly in Kabul 4:38 PM BST 26 Apr 2011 The death of Saudi Arabian national Abdul Ghani, also known as Abu Hafs al-Najdi, from a coalition air strike on April 13 ends a four-year hunt. Nato said Ghani directed al-Qaeda operations in the eastern border province of Kunar, where he was killed, including the recruiting and training of fighters as well as planning attacks against Afghan and...