Leader of militant Haqqani network in Afghanistan has died, say Taliban

Jalaluddin Haqqani died 'after a long sickness', the insurgent group says The Taliban have announced the death of Jalaluddin Haqqani, the leader of Afghanistan's Haqqani militant group - one of the most powerful and feared groups in the insurgency. The Taliban said he died after "a long struggle with a disease", according to the monitoring group Site.