Airstrike in Afghanistan Kills Terrorist Leaders

WASHINGTON, March 11, 2011 – International Security Assistance Forces conducted a precision airstrike yesterday targeting two Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan terrorist organization leaders in the Dara Soof Payan district of Afghanistan’s Samangan province yesterday, military officials reported. Bilal Konduzi, a senior leader in the organization and liaison to the Taliban network in Kunduz, was involved in the facilitation and planning of suicide-bomber operations throughout northern Afghanistan and maintained contact with other senior leaders in the group to coordinate logistics and personnel, officials said. He also trained suicide bombers to conduct attacks against Afghan and coalition forces. Shad Mohammad, the other...