Taliban commander killed in Afghan air strike

Taliban commander Mullah Mahmud Baluch has been killed during an air raid on a convoy of weapons and ammunition in the southern Afghanistan province of Helmand.

Updated on: Jun 14, 2007, 12:25:37 IST

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Taliban commander Mullah Mahmud Baluch has been killed during an air raid on a convoy of weapons and ammunition in the southern Afghanistan province of Helmand, coalition forces announced on Thursday.

Baluch, considered a senior leader of the radical-Islamic Taliban in Helmand and Nimroz provinces, was killed in the June 9 air strike, confirmed the military.

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