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text: 2013-02-S-011
  
  KABUL, Afghanistan (Feb. 13, 2013)   Afghan and coalition forces killed Taliban leader, Shadi Mama, during an operation in Nad  Ali district, Helmand province, Tuesday.
  Shadi Mama was a Taliban leader operating in the Marjeh and Trek Nawa areas of Helmand province. He was responsible for improvised explosive device and direct fire attacks against Afghan and coalition forces. He facilitated heavy weapons to insurgents operating throughout Nad  Ali district. 
  During the operation, the security force positively identified Shadi Mama engaging in nefarious activity in an isolated area away from civilians. The security force conducted a precision strike, killing him.
  A post-strike assessment determined no civilians were harmed and no property was damaged as a result of the operation.