WASHINGTON -- Mohammed Atef, an Egyptian-born Islamic militant who worked at the right hand of terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden, is believed to have been killed by an airstrike near Kabul in the ...

Mohammed Atef, one of Osama bin Laden's top deputies, is believed to have been killed during a U.S. airstrike sometime during the past two days, the Associated Press reported Friday. Atef, accused of ...

WASHINGTON — The apparent death of Mohammed Atef, Osama bin Laden’s top military commander, and the routing of Al Qaeda’s top command have struck a near-crippling blow to the terrorist network’s ...

QUETTA, Pakistan -- A Taliban official confirmed today that terrorist leader Mohammed Atef was killed along with seven other al-Qaida members in a U.S. attack three days ago. Mullah Najibullah, a ...

WASHINGTON — U.S. officials believe that Mohammed Atef, a top lieutenant of Osama bin Laden, was involved in planning the Sept. 11 hijackings that killed about 5,700 people, sources confirmed Sunday.

NPR's Tom Gjelten reports that the Pentagon believes a senior al Qaeda official — military chieftain Mohammed Atef — was killed in bombings around Kabul. Atef, a key aide — and relative by marriage — ...