NATO air strike kills fighter linked to Afghan hotel attack

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Reuters.com:

(Reuters) - NATO aircraft killed an insurgent leader linked to a deadly hotel attack in the Afghan capital this week, the coalition said on Thursday, a raid that raised questions about whether Afghan forces are ready for the looming security transition.
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack on the

However, the NATO-led Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said the al Qaeda-linked Haqqani network had also been involved in the assault by nine suicide bombers and gunmen.

ISAF identified the Haqqani network leader killed in an air strike as Ismail Jan, who it described as a deputy to the senior Haqqani commander in Afghanistan, Haji Mali Khan.

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"The Haqqani network, in conjunction with Taliban operatives, was responsible for the Tuesday night attack on the Kabul Intercontinental hotel which killed 12 people, including a provincial judge," ISAF said in a statement.

 

(On every news channel I turn to, there is continual news about this bombing and what it means to Obama's campaign tactics war room theater withdrawing without declaring victory.)^sarcasm

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"The Haqqani network, in conjunction with Taliban operatives, was responsible for the Tuesday night attack on the Kabul Intercontinental hotel which killed 12 people, including a provincial judge," ISAF said in a statement.

 

(On every news channel I turn to, there is continual news about this bombing and what it means to Obama's campaign tactics war room theater withdrawing without declaring victory.)^sarcasm

 

I agree, I am totally sick of hearing about it. Especially on MSNBC.