'Butcher of Kandahar' Killed in Attack
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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- Coalition forces have dealt the insurgency in Afghanistan a "serious blow," NATO said Sunday as it confirmed the death of the man known to some as the "butcher of Kandahar" -- top Taliban military commander Mullah Dadullah.
Dadullah, whose full name was Dadullah Akhund, lost a leg to a landmine as a member of the mujahedeen insurgency against the Soviet army nearly three decades ago. As a result, he became known among Afghans as Dadullah Lang, or "Dadullah the cripple.""It's great news," [Steve Graham] said of Dadullah's death. "Will we wake up tomorrow and everything will be different? I don't know."See the full content of this document
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'Butcher of Kandahar' Killed in Attack
Death of top Taliban leader called 'serious blow' to insurgents
By James McCarten and A.R. KhanKANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- Coalition forces have dealt the insurgency in Afghanistan a "serious blow," NATO said Sunday as it confirmed the death of the man known to...See the full content of this document
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