tag:haotung.blog.co.uk,2009-11-12:/MokoFeed2009-11-12T00:59:29+01:00tag:haotung.blog.co.uk,2007-05-13:/2007/05/13/afghan_taleban_commander_killed~2260087/haotung_nguyen2007-05-13T06:13:03+02:002007-05-13T06:13:03+02:00 <p>Afghan officials say the Taleban's military commander in Afghanistan, Mullah Dadullah, has been killed in fighting in the south of the country.<br> His body was taken to the southern city of Kandahar after a joint operation by Afghan and Western forces, according to an Afghan intelligence spokesman. </p> <p>Nato's mission in Afghanistan has not so far confirmed the report. </p> <p>Officials say Mullah Dadullah's body is now being taken to Kandahar as proof that he has been killed. </p> <p>Previous reports of his death or capture have proved not to be true. </p> <p>He had recently told the BBC that he had hundreds of suicide bombers awaiting his orders to launch a massive offensive against foreign troops in the country. </p> <p>Suicide bombings in Afghanistan have soared since late 2005. </p> <p>Dadullah has also been linked to several recent kidnappings in southern Afghanistan. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://haotung.blog.co.uk/2007/05/13/afghan_taleban_commander_killed~2260087/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>