U.S. Army soldiers in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. (Photo: Danfung Dennis for The New York Times)
Top Taliban Leader Killed Near Kandahar -- Military.com
Coalition forces killed a senior Taliban commander in the insurgency-wracked South of Afghanistan, where a heated battle for control of Kandahar province is underway.
Taliban commander Haji Adam was killed in a "precise air strike" in Kandahar's contested Maywand district. Adam was "directly involved in the movement of fighters, improvised explosive device production and in the planning and execution of attacks," the International Security Assistance Force stated in a press release.
Adam was "also engaged in the illegal narcotics trade in the Sangin area of Helmand, using the profits to fund insurgent activity," the release added.
Maywand borders the district of Sangin in neighboring Helmand province.
Adam had "strong links to senior Taliban leaders Akhter Mohammed Mansour, Mullah Naim Barich and Attiqullah."
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