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Taliban suicide bomber kills deputy governor of Kandahar
A Taliban suicide bomber driving a motorcycle picked out Deputy Governor Abdul Latif’s car in a convoy traveling in Kandahar city.
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ISAF targets Quetta military shura leader in southern Afghanistan
The Taliban commander, who was not named, is “a current member” of the Quetta regional military shura and the former shadow governor of the Panjwai district.
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Mullah Dadullah Front behind Kandahar suicide attack
The attack killed 17 people, including a senior anti-Taliban police commander. The Mullah Dadullah Front is a wing of the Taliban in the Afghan south that has adopted al Qaeda’s tactics and ideology.
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Taliban suicide bomber kills 6 US and 2 Afghan troops in south
The Taliban claimed the attack on a newly established combat outpost in Zhari district in Kandahar province. The Taliban have carried out three suicide attacks in Kandahar in two days.
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Financier for ‘Mullah Dadullah Front’ captured in Afghan south
The Mullah Dadullah Front is a Taliban group led by former Gitmo detainee Mullah Zakir. The group is considered the most radical, effective, and dangerous Taliban faction in southern Afghanistan.
