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text: 2012-10-S-018
  For Immediate Release
  
  KABUL, Afghanistan (Oct. 15, 2012)   Afghan and coalition forces today confirmed the death of Taliban leader Qurashi from a security operation in Kunduz province, Saturday.
  
  Qurashi, also known as Baz Khan and Zubair, was a Taliban leader specializing in the use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and was directly involved in planning and executing IED attacks.