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Nato strike in Afghanistan kill top Taliban leader
Source: BBC
19 August 2012 Last updated at 09:31 GMT
Nato strike in Afghanistan kill top Taliban leader
A top Taliban commander and his deputy have been killed in an air strike carried out by Nato in eastern Afghanistan, the alliance has said.
"Maulawi Nur Mohammad, and his deputy, Atiqullah were among the dozens of heavily armed insurgents killed in a precision air strike," Nato said.
They were the senior commanders in the Chapa Dara district of Kunar province, on the border with Pakistan.
The area is regularly shelled from the Pakistani side.
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Nato strike in Afghanistan kill top Taliban leader
A top Taliban commander and his deputy have been killed in an air strike carried out by Nato in eastern Afghanistan, the alliance has said.
"Maulawi Nur Mohammad, and his deputy, Atiqullah were among the dozens of heavily armed insurgents killed in a precision air strike," Nato said.
They were the senior commanders in the Chapa Dara district of Kunar province, on the border with Pakistan.
The area is regularly shelled from the Pakistani side.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-19308099
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