Reports: Taliban leader Mullah Dadullah killed in Afghanistan
{{date|May 13, 2007}}
[[Image:Afghanistan English VOA.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Map of Afghanistan highlighting the cities of; Kandahar, {{w|Herat}}, {{w|Mazari Sharif}}, and [[Kabul]].{{image source|[http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-05-13-voa7.cfm VOA News]}}]] [[Mullah Dadullah]], also known as Mullah Dadullah Akhund, a [[Afghan Taliban|Taliban]] leader, radical {{w|ulema|Islamic cleric}} and military commander, has been killed in southern Afghanistan after an encounter with Afghan and Allied forces, according to the Afghan government.

Saeed Ansari, an Afghan intelligence spokesman said, "Mullah Dadullah has been killed and his body is in [[Kandahar]]."

The governor of Kandahar, {{w|Asadullah Khalid}} told [[Reuters]]: "Yes, he was killed last night and right now I have his body before me." He added that Dadullah was killed in [[Helmand Province]].

[[NATO]] spokesperson Major John Thomas confirmed that Dadullah has been killed. "We fully expect Mullah Dadullah will be replaced in time, but for now the insurgency has received a serious blow," Thomas said.

Mullah Dadullah was frequently seen in videos with a machine gun and artillery in his clerical clothing along with his turban. However, it is known that he attended {{w|madrassas}} before joining the {{w|Soviet war in Afghanistan|fight against the Soviet forces}}.

Last month, Mullah Dadullah gave an interview in which he said that [[Osama bin Laden]] was alive and was coordinating the activities of the Taliban.  In 2005, Mullah Dadullah vowed, "The {{w|mujahideen}} will not lay down their arms unless the Americans leave and an [[Islamic]] state is established."

==Related news==
*{{wikinews|title=Taliban leader: Osama bin Laden is "still alive" and "Taliban ready to strike Americans"|date=March 1, 2007}}

== Sister links ==
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==Sources==
*{{source
|url    = http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/13/AR2007051300226.html?hpid=topnews
|title  = Top Taliban Commander Killed in Afghanistan
|author = Griff Witte
|pub    = The Washington Post
|date   = May 13, 2007
}}
*{{source
|url        = http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-05-13-voa7.cfm
|title      = Top Taleban Commander Dadullah Killed in Afghanistan
|author     = 
|pub        = Voice of America
|date       = May 13, 2007
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070513224011/http://voanews.com/english/2007-05-13-voa7.cfm
|brokenURL  = true
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*{{source
|url       = http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6629141,00.html
|title     = Officials: Taliban Commander Killed 
|author    = Noor Khan 
|pub       = The Guardian
|date      = May 13, 2007
|brokenURL = true
}}
*{{source
|url    = http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSISL29013220070513
|title  = Taliban's Dadullah said killed in Afghan clash
|author = 
|pub    = Reuters
|date   = May 13, 2007
}}
*{{source
|url    = http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/13/world/asia/13taliban.html?hp
|title  = Taliban Commander Is Killed in Clash 
|author = 
|pub    = The New York Times
|date   = May 13, 2007
}}
*{{source
|url       = http://en.rian.ru/world/20070425/64406784.html
|title     = Osama bin Laden alive, plans new attacks - Taliban cleric
|author    = 
|pub       = RIA Novosti
|date      = April 25, 2007
|brokenURL = true
}}
*{{source
|url       = http://www.memritv.org/Transcript.asp?P1=768
|title     = Taliban's Military Commander Mullah Dadallah: The Mujahideen Will Not Lay Down Their Arms unless the Americans Leave and an Islamic State Is Established
|author    = Al-Jazeera TV 
|pub       = MEMRI
|date      = July 18, 2005
|brokenURL = true
}}

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[[de:Militärchef der Taliban ist tot]]
[[fr:Afghanistan : le dirigeant taliban Dadullah Akhund a été tué]]
[[it:Ucciso il mullah Dadullah, mostrato il cadavere ai giornalisti]]
[[pl:Mułła Dadullah nie żyje]]
Map of Afghanistan highlighting the cities of; Kandahar, Mazari Sharif, and Kabul. Mullah Dadullah, also known as Mullah Dadullah Akhund, a Taliban leader, radical Islamic cleric and military commander, has been killed in southern Afghanistan after an encounter with Afghan and Allied forces, according to the Afghan government.

Saeed Ansari, an Afghan intelligence spokesman said, "Mullah Dadullah has been killed and his body is in Kandahar."

The governor of Kandahar,  told Reuters: "Yes, he was killed last night and right now I have his body before me." He added that Dadullah was killed in Helmand Province.

NATO spokesperson Major John Thomas confirmed that Dadullah has been killed. "We fully expect Mullah Dadullah will be replaced in time, but for now the insurgency has received a serious blow," Thomas said.

Mullah Dadullah was frequently seen in videos with a machine gun and artillery in his clerical clothing along with his turban. However, it is known that he attended Soviet war in Afghanistan|fight against the Soviet forces.

Last month, Mullah Dadullah gave an interview in which he said that Osama bin Laden was alive and was coordinating the activities of the Taliban.  In 2005, Mullah Dadullah vowed, "The  will not lay down their arms unless the Americans leave and an Islamic state is established."


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