http://haotung.blog.co.uk/en-EUhttp://backend.userland.com/rss092http://haotung.blog.co.uk/http://data5.blog.de/design/preview/dd/920dbe3abb55751254c82afdfdda1a_160x200.jpg <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>http://haotung.blog.co.uk/2007/05/13/afghan_taleban_commander_killed~2260087/Sun, 13 May 2007 06:13:03 +0200