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Nato forces in Afghanistan have confirmed the killing of one of their most wanted al-Qaeda militants in the decade-long conflict a day after an embarrassing jailbreak by hundreds of suspected Taliban militants.

The Nato-led International Security Assistance Force said on Tuesday that Abdul Ghani had been killed in an air strike in Kunar province, a mountainous region in north eastern Afghanistan, on April 13.

It called the death of the Saudi national, who it considered a “key financial conduit” for militant operations, a “significant milestone” in its quest to hunt down al-Qaeda leaders and bring stability to Afghanistan.

Confirmation of a prized militant scalp came after a four-year manhunt in a region, bordering Pakistan, where Osama bin Laden, the al-Qaeda leader who masterminded the 2001 terror attacks on the US, had earlier been suspected of hiding.

Usama bin Laden is dead, multiple sources confirm to Fox News.

President Obama is expected to deliver a statement from the White House Sunday night to discuss the major development.

Sources said bin Laden was killed by a U.S. bomb a week ago. The U.S. had been waiting for the results of a DNA test to confirm his identity.

The announcement comes nearly a decade after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks which started a tireless hunt for the terrorist mastermind and Al Qaeda leader.

I like how he took the importance off the military and said it was the American people who killed him.

Obama announces Osama bin Laden killed by U.S.
By Michael A. Memoli and Michael Muskal

May 1, 2011, 8:35 p.m.
Reporting from Washington and Los Angeles— Osama bin Laden, the world's most wanted terrorist, was killed in Pakistan as the result of a U.S. military operation, President Obama announced to the nation Sunday night.

The historic revelation comes about four months before the 10th anniversary of the devastating Sept. 11 attacks on the United States, which were executed by the Al Qaeda network helmed by Bin Laden and prompted the start of a war on terror that has dominated U.S. foreign policy.

Bin Laden, 54, was a member of a wealthy Saudi family and has been on the FBI's Most Wanted Fugitives List since 1999.

Bin Laden broke with Saudi leaders over their beliefs regarding Israel. He was eventually denounced by his family and gave up citizenship.

Al Qaeda has taken responsibility for the bombings of U.S. embassies in 1998 in Tanzania and Kenya. More than 200 people were killed in the attacks.

Al Qaeda has also claimed responsibility for other attacks on other symbols of U.S. power around the globe. It has spawned local organizations in hot spots from Iraq to Afghanistan.

The announcement by Obama from the East Room of the White House came eight years to the day after President Bush announced the end of major combat operations in Iraq, the so-called “Mission Accomplished” speech from the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln.
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Bush: “I congratulated him and the men and women of our military and intelligence communities who devoted their lives to this mission. They have our everlasting gratitude,” the former president said in a statement. “The fight against terror goes on, but tonight America has sent an unmistakable message: No matter how long it takes, justice will be done.”

Clinton: "I congratulate the President, the National Security team and the members of our armed forces on bringing Osama bin Laden to justice after more than a decade of murderous al-Qaida attacks,"

Officials said the U.S. would ensure that bin Laden's body was handled in accordance with Islamic tradition.

tonight, I even find myself in agreement with G-Man. string that fucker's corpse up and let the New Yorkers throw shit at him.

Irwin Schwab Moderator Educator to comprehension impaired (JLA, that is you)

Obama is a tactical genius!