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2012-08-S-045
For Immediate Release
 
KABUL, Afghanistan (Aug. 25, 2012) — Afghan and coalition officials confirmed today that the Tehrik-i Taliban leader Maulawi Dadullah was one of several insurgents killed in a precision airstrike in Shigal wa Sheltan district, Kunar province, yesterday.
Maulawi Dadullah, also known as Jamal, was responsible for the movement of fighters and weapons, as well as attacks against Afghan and coalition forces.
Dadullah’s deputy, Shakir, was also killed in the airstrike.
After the strike, the Afghan and coalition security force conducted a post-strike assessment and determined no civilians had been injured and no civilian property had been damaged.