Pakistani Taliban leader Maulvi Fazlullah has been killed. Maulvi Fazlullah, the head of a Taliban faction in Pakistan's Swat Valley, was reportedly killed along with six of his comrades in the Barg Matal district of Afghanistan's Nuristan province, which lies close to the border with Pakistan. <br/><br/>This has been reported by Geo News quoting Mohammad Zaman Mamozai, chief of the Afghan border force for the eastern region. He said Maulvi Fazlullah was killed in direct clash with Afghan border police last night. He gave no further details.<br/><br/>The Afghan Taliban have confirmed the fighting, but insist no foreign militants were involved.<br/>
News On AIR | May 27, 2010 2:37 PM
Pak Taliban leader Fazlullah killed in clash with Afghan forces