A Taliban leader who was the target of a Nato helicopter that crashed leaving 38 dead last month has been killed, military leaders said today. Qari Tahir and a close associate were killed yesterday in Wardak province following a strike by coalition forces, NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said in a statement. Tahir was being hunted last month by a CH-47 Chinook helicopter when it was shot down rocket-propelled grenade in Wardak province, in eastern Afghanistan. Avenged: Remains of the Chinook which crashed last month killing 30 U.S troops while they were on the hunt for Qari Tahir, who is now dead
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Qari Tahir killed during strike by coalition forces
The total number of troops from coalition forces now killed so far in the @placeholder conflict is 2,730 according to independent website iCasualties.org.