Decapitation of Afghan Taliban commanders continues

Bill Roggio:

Afghan and Coalition special operations forces killed a Taliban commander who works with foreign fighters and 10 Taliban and al Qaeda operatives during a raid in a region just outside the battle zone in Marja in Helmand province.

During a raid in the district of Washir, the combined force targeted and killed Mullah Sarajudin, the Taliban commander, along with four al Qaeda operatives and six Taliban fighters. Washir lies just north of the district of Nad Ali, where Afghan and Coalition forces have launched a massive operation to take control of the city of Marja and the surrounding areas.

"Troops late Monday night targeted a hideout out of Taliban rebels in Washir district, killing Mullah Sarajudin along with four Arab militants," a spokesman for Helmand province told Xinhuan News.

Sarajudin, who is also known as Mullah Hukmat, "was involved in organizing anti-government activities and arranged contact between Taliban and Arab fighters," Xinhuan News reported. He was a district-level Taliban commander in nearby Farah province during Taliban rule from 1996 to 2001, according to Quqnoos.

The International Security Assistance Force press office confirmed the raid, and said more than 10 fighters were killed during a series of running battles as the Taliban and al Qaeda fighters attempted to leave the area.

US and British special Operations forces, backed by Afghan commandos, have been hunting the Taliban before and during the operation in Marja in order to degrade the Taliban's leadership network. The special operators killed more than 50 key cell leaders and commanders in the run up to the Marja operation, The Sun reported.

There is more.

I am curious if the arrested Taliban commander may have given up the location of this cell in Afghanistan. The other Taliban commanders have to wonder at this point how safe they are.

These operation make it difficult for the Taliban fleeing Marjah to find a sanctuary if they happen to get through the cordon set up by out forces.

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