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text: 2012-08-S-041
  For Immediate Release
   
   
  KABUL, Afghanistan (Aug. 21, 2012)   An Afghan and coalition security force conducted an operation in Watahpur district, Kunar province, yesterday. 
   
  During the operation, the security force conducted a precision airstrike against a group of insurgents.  The strike killed several insurgents including Mutaqi, an al-Qaeda associated Taliban leader in the province.
   
  Mutaqi, also known as Mullah Amir Muhammad or Malik, was responsible for passing critical information between the senior al-Qaeda associated Taliban leaders in Kunar province.
   
  Prior to his death, Mutaqi was involved in planning suicide bombing attacks in the region.
  A post-strike assessment conducted by the Afghan and coalition security force confirmed no civilians had been harmed and no civilian property had been damaged during of the operation.