Taliban leader reported killed in US air strike

Why do they say there's a close association to Osama bin Laden?

A senior Taliban military commander described as a close associate of Osama bin Laden has been killed in an air strike close to the border with Pakistan, the US military has said.

However, a purported Taliban spokesman denied the claim.

Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Osmani was killed on Tuesday by a US air strike while travelling by vehicle in a remote part of the southern province of Helmand, the US military said. Two of his associates also were killed.

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Do you see the Taliban listed here?

Is al-Qaeda connected to other terrorist organizations?

Yes. Among them:

* Egyptian Islamic Jihad
* The Libyan Islamic Fighting Group
* Islamic Army of Aden (Yemen)
* Jama'at al-Tawhid wal Jihad (Iraq)
* Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Muhammad (Kashmir)
* Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan
* Salafist Group for Call and Combat and the Armed Islamic Group (Algeria)
* Abu Sayyaf Group (Malaysia, Philippines)
* Jemaah Islamiya (Southeast Asia)

Is it always necessary to link Osama bin Laden and al-Qeada to each and every terrorist and terrorist attack? Oh yeah, notice that Hezzbollah and Hamas are also missing on that list. That's just for future reference.

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