name: 4
text: 2012-10-S-017
  For Immediate Release
   
  KABUL, Afghanistan (Oct. 14)
  Afghan and coalition forces confirmed the death of Taliban leader, Zafar Khan, in a security operation in Ghazni province Wednesday. Khan, a Taliban leader who exercised command and control of the insurgency in a portion of Ghazni province, was also believed to be involved in the Sept. 9 attack on Jaghatu District Center.