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Politics : WAR on Terror. Will it engulf the Entire Middle East? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Scoobah who wrote (18627)	12/23/2006 9:58:56 AM
From: DeplorableIrredeemableRedneck	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 32591

U.S.: Top Taliban commander killed in airstrike Close associate of bin Laden, Mullah Omar reportedly slain in Afghanistan msnbc.msn.com Updated: 2:34 a.m. PT Dec 23, 2006 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 U.S. military said Saturday. Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Osmani was killed Tuesday by a U.S. airstrike while traveling by vehicle in a deserted area in the southern province of Helmand, the U.S. 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 U.S. said. He was part of a group of “co-equals” at the top of the Taliban leadership chain just under Omar, U.S. military spokesman Col. Tom Collins said. “This guy had been deeply involved in terrorist acts against the people of Afghanistan, NATO and the government,” Collins said. “He was a top commander of Taliban operations in the south and now he’s no more.” Osmani was also in charge of the Taliban’s finances, Collins said. © 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.