Taliban leader killed in Afghanistan
Published: 13 May, 2007, 19:20
Mullah Dadullah, the Taliban's top military commander, has been killed in fighting in Afghanistan. Security officials say he died in a clash with Afghan and NATO troops in the southern province of Helmand.
Mullah Dadullah is believed to be behind kidnappings of foreigners and most Taliban attacks in southern Afghanistan.
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