 NATO says evidence collected at the site of an airstrike against a Taliban leader in northeastern Afghanistan shows the attack was successful and did not result in the deaths of 14 construction workers. Brigadier General Carlos Branco said Thursday Afghan and NATO forces tracked the movements of the key Taliban leader in Nuristan province, Abdullah Jam Jan, and five of his followers Monday night - and that they were eliminated by a precision airstrike. Branco added there was no construction equipment or materials at the site, indicating there was no presence of civilians. |