Bin Laden 'associate killed'
23/12/2006 13:04  - (SA)  

Troops 'had Bin Laden in sight' Troops 'had Bin Laden in sight' Taliban denies Pakistan support Taliban denies Pakistan support 5 killed in suicide attack 5 killed in suicide attack Think tank: Taliban regrouping Think tank: Taliban regrouping Up to 80 Taliban militants die Up to 80 Taliban militants die Taliban downed Nato helicopter Taliban downed Nato helicopter 'Taliban plans to attack Europe' 'Taliban plans to attack Europe'

Kabul, Afghanistan - A top Taliban military commander described as a close associate of Osama bin Laden and Taliban leader Mullah Omar was killed in an airstrike this week close to the border with Pakistan, the US military said on Saturday.

Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Osmani was killed Tuesday by a US airstrike while travelling by vehicle in a deserted area in the southern province of Helmand, the US military said.

Osmani was the Taliban's chief military commander in southern Afghanistan and played a "central role in facilitating terrorist operations" including roadside bombs, suicide attacks and kidnappings, the US said.

 

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