US kills Taliban commander tied to Iran....

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Mullah Mustafa was killed by an airstrike with up to 16 of his fighters in a remote north western province of Afghanistan.

A US military statement said the commander was reportedly linked to the shadowy Iranian Quds Force. The feared group was formed to train, equip and organise militia throughout the Middle East and has been repeatedly accused of arming Iraqi insurgents.

The attack came days after border officials told the Daily Telegraph that new anti-tank mines and mortars had continued to stream across the Afghan border from Iran, despite US diplomatic overtures to Tehran.

The US military said Mullah Mustafa commanded up to 100 men and had repeatedly attacked traffic on the main highway in Ghowr and Herat provinces.

He had recently met senior Taliban commanders and was believed to have obtained six remote-control bombs for use against Nato troops.

Intelligence sources tracked Mustafa to a guarded compound in the remote Shahrak district of Ghowr and he was later seen leaving and meeting several militant fighters.

A military spokesman said the gathering had been targeted with four bombs from US F-15 fighters.