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Afghan 'Insider Attack' Soldier Killed in Kunar Raid

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A former Afghan soldier who killed a US soldier last year has been confirmed as one of the two Taliban insurgents killed last week in a joint military operation in eastern Kunar province, Isaf said Monday.

The former soldier, Mahmood, was killed along with his now-Taliban associate Rashid on Wednesday in Kunar's Ghaziabad district, Isaf said in a statement.

According to Isaf, Mahmood was responsible for the death of one American service member during the May 11 "insider attack" in Kunar province.

Rashid was also a former Afghan National Army soldier "who facilitated and assisted with insider attack planning and execution", the statement added.

The Associated Press reported that after shooting the US soldier dead last year, Mahmood was shown in a Taliban video as a hero in his army uniform with garlands of flowers around his neck while entering an insurgent camp. The Taliban claimed he had defected to their side.

Meanwhile, two local Taliban commanders were killed on Sunday in separate joint Afghan and Isaf operations.

Taliban commander Samiullah and another insurgent were killed during an operation in Panjwa'i district of southern Kandahar province while commander Zerkawai was killed during a security operation in eastern Logar province's Charkh district, Isaf said.

Two other Taliban commanders were arrested in joint operations in southern Helmand and eastern Nangarhar province on Tuesday. Both leaders were responsible for attacks on Afghan and Nato troops, Isaf said.

A Haqqani attack facilitator has also been arrested Tuesday in a joint security forces operation in the Gardez district of eastern Paktiya province.

"The facilitator was allegedly involved with coordinating vehicle-borne improvised explosive device attacks in the Khost and Paktiya provinces. He is also accused of conducting the movement of insurgent fighters between Gardez and Jalalabad districts to execute attacks against Afghan and coalition forces," Isaf said.


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