Afghan men hold an anti-Pakistan banner during a rally, protesting against Pakistan's interference in Afghanistan, in Kabul on Sunday. – Photo by APWe are on a bit of a roll in Afghanistan right now in regards to the Haqqani Network as a senior commander for the terror group was killed yesterday in a NATO airstrike in Khost, Afghanistan - this comes just one week after Haji Mali Khan, the Haqqani leader in Afghanistan, was captured.
From the report at DAWN:
The Nato-led force in Afghanistan said Wednesday it had killed another senior member of the al Qaeda-linked Haqqani netowrk in an air strike near the Pakistani border.
The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) identified the militant as Dilawar, a lieutenant of Haji Mali Khan, said to be the senior leader in Afghanistan and whose capture the military announced last week.
Dilawar, who like many Afghans goes by one name, “was a principal subordinate to Haji Mali Khan… Dilawar was killed exactly one week following Khan’s capture,” ISAF said in a statement.
His death was “another significant loss for the insurgent group,” it added.
The military accused Dilawar of coordinating attacks against Afghan forces and moving weapons along the Afghan-Pakistani border.
I find it interesting that all of these Haqqani leaders are being found in Afghanistan instead of their home base in Pakistan - I suppose they are busy in offensive measures or is it because they are too nervous to be back in Pakistan avoiding predator drone strikes? I think it is a apparent that the drone strikes in North and South Waziristan have shaken the Haqqani sanctuary pretty good and now, with the leadership decimated by capture and air strikes, these clowns are going to be torn between which is a safer haven - Afghanistan or Pakistan.
Haqqani commander ‘killed in Afghan strike’: Nato
KABUL: The Nato-led force in Afghanistan said Wednesday it had killed another senior member of the al Qaeda-linked Haqqani netowrk in an air strike near the Pakistani border.
The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) identified the militant as Dilawar, a lieutenant of Haji Mali Khan, said to be the senior leader in Afghanistan and whose capture the military announced last week.
Dilawar, who like many Afghans goes by one name, “was a principal subordinate to Haji Mali Khan… Dilawar was killed exactly one week following Khan’s capture,” ISAF said in a statement.
His death was “another significant loss for the insurgent group,” it added.
The military accused Dilawar of coordinating attacks against Afghan forces and moving weapons along the Afghan-Pakistani border.
The feared Haqqani network has its main powerbase in eastern Afghanistan but its leadership is based across the border in Pakistan’s lawless tribal belt.
Afghan and US officials accuse the network over a string of high-profile attacks in heavily-guarded Kabul, including last month’s 19-hour siege which targeted the US embassy and ISAF headquarters.
Dilawar was killed in the eastern province of Khost on Tuesday, ISAF said, stressing no civilians were injured in the operation.
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