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Taliban replaces slain top commander with brother

Mullah Dadullah, the feared Taliban commander killed at the weekend in battle with U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan, has been replaced by his younger brother, a Taliban spokesman said. Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar appointed Mullah Bakht Mohammad to take the place of the insurgents’ top operational commander in the south, Taliban spokesman Qari Mohammad Yousuf told Reuters. Full Story