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Australian forces kill another Taliban leader
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-08-25 15:52

CANBERRA: Australian Defence Force chief of joint operations Lieutenant General said Mullah Abdul Karim was killed in an operation on August 10.

Mark Evans said in a statement Mullah Karim, along with a number of other insurgents, was killed during an operation directed against the insurgent network of improvised explosive device operators in Oruzgan Province.

Mullah Karim was a commander active in the Khaz Oruzgan area and known to be directly responsible for numerous attacks against Australian and Afghan forces, he said.

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He said actions taken by Australian forces in Afghanistan are a big step forward.

Defence provided no other details of this operation.

However, past missions targeting insurgent commanders have involved members of the special operations task group operating with Afghan security forces.

Lieutenant General Evans said this operation, combined with the recent capture of four other key insurgent leaders, was a very positive development and would greatly assist the Afghan government in securing the province.