NATO Air Strike Kills Taliban Leader
VoA News: NATO says a coalition air strike has killed a Taliban leader in Afghanistan’s Helmand province.
Coalition officials say Sunday’s attack hit a Taliban leader responsible for planning and coordinating improvised explosive device attacks against Afghan and coalition forces.
Also Sunday, NATO says it captured a Haqqani leader during an operation in Khost province last week. The capture brings the number of Haqqani leaders captured or killed this month to 20.
Elsewhere in the country, NATO says Afghan and coalition forces detained several suspected insurgents during operations in Helmand and Paktika provinces overnight Saturday. Among those arrested were two Taliban members accused of coordinating roadside bomb attacks and procuring bullets, rockets and mortars for the group.
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