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Abdul Manan, the head guy for the Taliban in charge of Helmand province, along with 29 others were killed on Saturday by an air strike. Manan was meeting local commanders and their fightin' scumcrumpets in the Nawzad district, according to Helmand provincial governor Mohammad Yasin Khan.
Manan's death was confirmed by Taliban spokes slug Zabiullah Mujahid, and the U.S. military. which said Afghan forces had gone on the offensive with U.S. support, notably through precision air strikes to push the Taliban to accept peace talks.
Peace? That's about as likely to happen as the UN celebrating Hanukkah.
“They’re going to have trouble intensifying the fight when their fighters and leaders are under constant assault. Peace talks are the only solution,” Col. Dave Butler, the spokesman for U.S. Forces in Afghanistan, wrote in an email.
The death of Manan is seen as a major success by the Afghans. The Taliban [pronounced "Tahleebahn" by former President Barack Obama] had been increasing their control over Helmand province since 2014. Now, maybe they'll think about the wages of war.
“He [Manan] was the most senior Taliban commander in the south and his death will have an overall impact on security,” a senior security official in Kabul said.
The report of his death comes as the Western-backed security forces and the Taliban have both pushed to gain momentum as efforts have stepped up to find a peaceful settlement to end the 17-year war in Afghanistan.
Although dialog has begun between U.S. special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and the Taliban, there has been no slow down in the fighting as both sides try to build a favorable position in advance of any peace talks.
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