KABUL, Afghanistan—(ENEWSPF)—September 11, 2012 — Afghan and coalition forces today confirmed the death of two senior Taliban leaders, including the suspected mastermind of the August 2008 ambush which left numerous French soldiers dead and 21 wounded.
The Taliban leaders—Mullah Hazrat and Shakir—were killed in a precision airstrike Sunday when Afghan and coalition forces positively identified a group of armed insurgents in Alisheng district, Laghman province, and engaged them.
Mullah Hazrat is believed to have…
