A Taliban leader who dubbed Britain's Prince Harry an "important chicken" has been assassinated. Mullah Abdul Karim - who threatened to kill the prince last year - was killed in the Oruzgan region of southern Afghanistan earlier this month by Australian forces. Chief of Joint Operations, Australian Forces, Lieutenant General Mark Evans confirmed the death of Karim, along with other insurgents. He added: "Mullah Karim was killed during an operation directed against the insurgent network of improvised explosive device operators in Oruzgan Province. "Mullah Karim was a tactical-level insurgent commander active in the Khaz Oruzgan area and known to be directly responsible for numerous attacks against Australian and Afghan forces. "He was also heavily involved in insurgent recruitment in the...
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