Haqqani commander 'killed in Afghan strike': NATO
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 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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@Nirmit: American Double Standards.
US officials met Haqqani network leaders: Report http://tribune.com.pk/story/267353/us-officials-met-haqqani-network-leaders-report/
@Mirza:
Dear friend, Thank you for your kind words. I am doing my bit to restore some sanity and equilibrium in this mad, topsy-turvy world by spreading the message of love, peace and kindness.
It's the American election year, folks! They've got to produce fireworks to score points with the great American public! We should all fall in line to make this possible, and like it, too! All principles and rulkes have long been thrown to the winds anyway.
@Nirmit
if fighting against invaders and dieing in defense of your motherland is a dog's death, than every soldier die's a dog's death, try saying this for your injun soldiers.
For every action, there is an opposite and equal reaction. Rabbani's assassination was going to have some political fall and this is it. This sends a loud and clear message to Haqqani network that they can't go on forever. Lets hope they hear it that way and don't respond with another opposite and equal reaction which will set a chain reaction and a downward spiral.
First Americans and Afghans cried in the media about Haqqani network and then suddenly they killed two commanders. Its like Pakistani and Indian movies in which hero cant do anything for 3 hrs but then he finishes everybody in 5 mins. Americans are also doing the same thing to keep their head up with honour and dignity. In reality there is nothing, its just pressure tactics.
Now dont tell me NATO and US are not same
A very unexpected and sad development. Rest in peace. Any human death is an occasion for mourning and sadness for me. Whatever his ideology and political beliefs, I hope Dilawar ji would be given an honorable burial by the Americans. His last rites need to be observed in the correct religious traditions. This is a basic human right and we must not hold grudge towards this departed soul.
He will be replaced by another
One more dying a dog's death.....may he gets mouthful from almighty and the ones he has killed brutally......I am sure he will not get those hurs and the joy of paradise would have been promised to him...but alsa, that he can not complaint.
As if that's gonna make any difference to the network.
Good!
What happened Afghanistan is a tragedy. I hope the families of the lost lives are okay.
One less "Strategic Asset" for the world to worry about......