Taliban chief's death a big U.S. victory

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http://interestalert.com/story/05130004aaa...DNEW/world.html

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The killing of the top Taliban commander Mullah Dadullah, a one-legged fighter who orchestrated suicide attacks, beheadings and an ethnic massacre, marks a major victory for the U.S. campaign at a time of flagging Afghan support over civilian killings.

 

As victims of Dadullah's brutality celebrated his death Sunday, analysts called the killing the most significant Taliban loss since the 2001 U.S.-led invasion . But even NATO acknowledged that Dadullah, who directed some of the Taliban's most notorious violence, would soon be replaced.