 [I]n Helmand, Afghan army and police units killed the commander of Taliban forces in the province and captured the deputy commander, a spokesman for the provincial governor's office said today. Mohammad Wali Alizai said the Taliban commander, Mullah Mohammadullah was killed in a fire-fight in the Musa Qala district of Helmand on Wednesday, while his deputy Mullah Ghaffar was wounded and handed over to US forces. A US military spokesman could not confirm the report. Taliban officials were running for the Pak border not immediately available for comment. Alizai said Mohammadullah and Ghaffar were wanted for several attacks on US and Afghan forces in the region. One policeman was killed and a senior police official and two others were wounded in the fighting, he said. |