Mullah Abdul Manan Akhund. Image from the Taliban’s website, Voice of Jihad.
Long War Journal: Taliban shadow governor for Helmand killed in US airstrike
The Taliban confirmed that Mullah Abdul Manan Akhund (Manan), its shadow governor and military commander for Helmand, was killed in an airstrike in the southern province last night. Manan was responsible for Taliban successes in Helmand that has left every district to be controlled or contested by the group.
“With great sadness, we received the news of the martyrdom of the governor of the Islamic Emirate of Helmand province and its military officer in brutal American bombing yesterday,” the Taliban said in an official statement released on its Arabic-language edition of Voice of Jihad.
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1 comment:
Is our kill rate faster than their training rate?
If it is not then this is only of fleeting importance tactically.
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