More great news. As NATO forces continue to hammer at the Taliban in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan, they nailed a nice trophy there in the form of Taliban leader MullahSheikh. Here's the details from VietNamNet:
Musa Qala, of course, has been a trophy for the Taliban for a long time until it was recently recaptured by NATO forces and you can see how Mullah Sheikh had some issues with letting that trophy go. Well, his trophy cost him his life - ha! good riddance to this flea bag.
What remains to be seen in Afghanistan is whether the Taliban will eventually give up on Helmand province. Unlike their Arab counterparts in Iraq, like al Qaeda who have been quick to leave Iraqi provinces for less stressful areas of the country, the Taliban are a stubborn lot. They simply don't go away. NATO and American forces have seen this first hand as they have cleaned out areas of the Taliban only to see the Taliban back in force after the NATO forces have moved on from that area. This is why the number of NATO forces has been such an issue - the numbers haven't been there to hold these newly taken areas AND have sufficient troops to move on to the new hotbeds.
The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) targeted and killed a high-level Taliban commander Mullah Sheikh and two of his followers in the vicinity of Musa Qala in Afghan southern Helmand province early Sunday morning, said an ISAF statement.
Mullah Sheikh and his followers are responsible for facilitating and directing frequent attacks against the Afghan people, Afghan National Security Force and ISAF forces in and around Helmand province, particular the Musa Qala district, the statement said.
"We have removed yet another Taliban enemy leader who will no longer threaten the peace and security of Afghanistan," said British Royal Navy Captain Mike Finney, ISAF spokesperson, "The death of Mullah Sheikh will further degrade the Taliban's ability to conduct operations in and around Helmand."
Musa Qala, of course, has been a trophy for the Taliban for a long time until it was recently recaptured by NATO forces and you can see how Mullah Sheikh had some issues with letting that trophy go. Well, his trophy cost him his life - ha! good riddance to this flea bag.
What remains to be seen in Afghanistan is whether the Taliban will eventually give up on Helmand province. Unlike their Arab counterparts in Iraq, like al Qaeda who have been quick to leave Iraqi provinces for less stressful areas of the country, the Taliban are a stubborn lot. They simply don't go away. NATO and American forces have seen this first hand as they have cleaned out areas of the Taliban only to see the Taliban back in force after the NATO forces have moved on from that area. This is why the number of NATO forces has been such an issue - the numbers haven't been there to hold these newly taken areas AND have sufficient troops to move on to the new hotbeds.
NATO troops kill Taliban commander in S Afghanistan
Mullah Sheikh and his followers are responsible for facilitating and directing frequent attacks against the Afghan people, Afghan National Security Force and ISAF forces in and around Helmand province, particular the Musa Qala district, the statement said.
"We have removed yet another Taliban enemy leader who will no longer threaten the peace and security of Afghanistan," said British Royal Navy Captain Mike Finney, ISAF spokesperson, "The death of Mullah Sheikh will further degrade the Taliban's ability to conduct operations in and around Helmand."
A total of 70,000 multi-national troops are deployed across Afghanistan under the flags of the NATO-led ISAF and the U.S.-led Coalition forces respectively for maintaining stability and helping in reconstruction.
Militancy and conflicts have claimed the lives of more than 2,300 people with over 700 civilians killed across the war-torn country this year.
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