A U.S. "most-wanted" list of a dozen elusive Taliban and al-Qaida leaders fueling a surge in bombings and suicide attacks in Afghanistan, and the rewards offered...Looks like one of "the faithful" dimed their boy out.
-- October 8, 2007 -- Officials say an air strike by U.S. forces in eastern Afghanistan killed at least 16 militants loyal to a wanted Uzbek warlord.Sleep tight, Tahir...we're comin' for you.
The police chief of eastern Paktika Province said a militant -- an Uzbek captured after Sunday's (October 7) fighting said the militants were loyal to Tahir Yuldash, the leader of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan.
Yuldash was one of five most wanted militants with a top reward of $200,000 in a list released by the U.S. military last month.
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