NATO: Top Taliban leader in Afghanistan’s south killed by Afghan-international forces
June 4th, 2010 - 7:53 pm ICT by BNO NewsKABUL (BNO NEWS) — A high-ranking Taliban leader was killed by Afghan-international forces during a firefight last week, NATO announced on Friday.
NATO said Mullah Zergay, a top Taliban commander for the Kandahar City area, was killed during a firefight in the Zharay district of Kandahar province last Saturday. “Officials have now confirmed Zergay’s death,” the NATO-led ISAF alliance said.
The alliance said Zergay’s death is considered to be a major loss for the Taliban leadership in southern Afghanistan.
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