Afghanistan: Mullah Dadullah killed in drone strike

[Hyde]

Afghanistan: Mullah Dadullah killed in drone strike

KUNAR: Mullah Dadullah, chief of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Bajaur Agency along with his 12 comrades has been killed in drone strike by NATO forces in Afghanistan’s Kunar province.

Governor Kunar, Syed Fazlullah Waheedi, informed that NATO forces carried out drone strikes at the hideouts of militants in the mountainous region of district Shigal of Kunar resulting 13 militants including Mullah Dadullah and his assistant were killed.

The governor claimed that seven Pakistani militants were also injured in the attack and were shifted to district hospital Asadabad.

According to sources, Mullah Dadullah was also involved in kidnapping of 30 students of Bajaur Agency a year ago.

Source: Afghanistan: Mullah Dadullah killed in drone strike - geo.tv

 

[ajtr]

Seems USA has changed gears with increasing drone attacks 2 days before eid.Even there seems to be another top leader Badruddin Haqqani, the operational commander of the Haqqani network has been killed in Pakistan on friday.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/25/world/asia/us-drone-strikes-kill-18-in-pakistan.html?_r=1

 

[VCheng]

The effectiveness of the drones as a military tactic is demonstrated by successes such as this one (not to minimize the tragedy of innocent civilians being caught up as well) under difficult situations.

 

[ajtr]

The effectiveness of the drones as a military tactic is demonstrated by successes such as this one (not to minimize the tragedy of innocent being caught up as well) under difficult situations.

Drones are tools of imparting collective punishment.

 

[forcetrip]

And so the house cleaning begins on both sides.

 

[Amaa'n]

I think we should all appreciate the effort put in by US in to the matter, they replied to our accusations that TTP have safe havens in Afghanistan, US just said to Pakistan ' your move chief! " now the question is are we going to launch operation in NWA?