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text: 2012-09-S-007
  For Immediate Release
   
   
  KABUL, Afghanistan (Sept. 5, 2012)   One of the Taliban leaders behind the Aug. 7 attack on a coalition base in Logar province was killed by Afghan and coalition security forces in Pul-e  Alam district, Logar province, Tuesday.
   
  Afghan and coalition security forces positively identified the Taliban leader, Bismullah, and two additional insurgents and engaged them with a precision airstrike after confirming no civilians were in the area. All three Taliban personnel were killed.
   
  Bismullah is believed to have supplied suicide bombers with essential equipment for the Aug. 7 attack, which wounded several Afghan civilians but failed to cause any significant damage to the coalition base.
   
  At the time of his death, Bismullah was believed to be planning another large-scale attack and had transported several rockets across the region.
   
  A post-strike assessment determined no civilian property was damaged and no civilians were harmed.