Coalition air strike kills Taliban leader, 14 militants Published Oct. 23, 2008 By U.S. Forces Afghanistan KABUL, Afghanistan -- A Coalition air strike Tuesday killed Taliban Commander Sharif Agha and 14 other militants in Deh Rawood District, Oruzgan province. Agha was a known improvised explosive device and suicide bombing facilitator in Helmand and Oruzgan provinces. Coalition forces positively identified Agha and 14 other militants near a riverbed in the vicinity of a known insurgent compound located in a remote area away from local villages. Reports confirmed that the militants were coordinating an attack against Coalition forces. Close air support was employed, killing Agha and the other militants with a precision air strike. No Coalition forces or civilian casualties have been reported.