Afghanistan Operation Leaves Taliban Commander Dead
Afghanistan Operation Leaves Taliban Commander Dead From an International Security Assistance Force Joint Command News Release
Afghan and international forces killed a leading Taliban commander in Afghanistan's Helmand province yesterday, military officials reported.
Officials said the combined operation resulted in the death of a leading Taliban commander known as Amid. The insurgent commander's demise is expected to disrupt the training facilitation of an active Taliban network in Helmand's Malmand district.
Gunmen and bomb attacks strike multiple checkpoints across Iraq.
Twin car bombs at a factory, followed by a suicide attack against emergency workers, and coordinated blasts targeting security forces killed 102 people on Monday in Iraq's bloodiest day this year.
Nearly 350 people were wounded in more than 20 attacks nationwide, a surge in violence that came as Iraq moved closer to getting a new government two months after an election seen as crucial to US combat troops leaving the country by August 31.
Afghan and international forces captured suspected militants and seized illegal weapons and drugs in recent Afghanistan operations, military officials reported.
-- An Afghan civilian notified a combined security patrol of unexploded ordnance this morning in Helmand province's Musa Qalah district. The patrol found two rocket-propelled grenades, a suicide-bombing vest and a detonation cord.
Special Report - 05/13/10
