ISAF Joint Command- Afghanistan
2011-08-S-024
For Immediate Release 

KABUL, Afghanistan (August 10, 2011)
Coalition security forces killed a senior Taliban leader with a precision air strike in Dowlatabad district, Faryab province, yesterday.  Mullah Nasir was a commission chief and the second-in-charge for Taliban operations in Jowzjan Province.  

He was targeted with the air strike due to his role in attacks on Afghan National Security Force checkpoints, and transporting supplies and weapons throughout the region.   

According to reports, he also intimidated Afghan civilians by killing villagers under the ruse of being spies, levying taxes against them, burning their homes, and selling their livestock. He also threatened to kill those who supported the Afghan government or Afghan security forces.  

After ensuring no civilians were in the area, the security force called for the air strike which resulted in the death of the Taliban leader.