We've heard lately that Mullah Dadullah's death in Afghanistan is a setback for the Taliban.
Dadullah had escaped death so many times that, to dispel any doubts, Afghan authorities displayed his blood-splattered corpse to reporters in the southern city of Kandahar.
I'm thinking that maybe Dadullah went too far in permitting a young boy beheading an alleged spy.
Ghulam Sakhi, confirmed his [dead] son's identity ...
"The Taliban are not mujahedeen. They are not fighting for the cause of Islam," the 70-year-old said. "If I got my hands on them I would kill them and even tear their flesh with my own teeth."
... his son called at the end of January to reveal that a tribal council had sentenced him to death on charges of tipping off U.S. forces about Osmani's movements, despite his denials.
His son passed the phone to Dadullah, but the militant leader ignored his pleas for clemency, Sakhi said.
Maybe Sakhi got his revenge. Perhaps tribal vendetta led to someone informing the West as to Dadullah's location. It would be ironic if vengeance over a presumed tip-off lead to an actual tip-off in retaliation.
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