that significant. it is a milestone. the operation went down in afghanistan in an eastern province in afghanistan. there were ties to al-qaida and the taliban. they got hali khan. he manages bases and coordinates attacks in pakistan and inside of afghanistan including the 22 hour long firefighter in kabul that killed 12 people two weeks ago. and afghan president karzai said taliban negotiations are not possible when the insurgent group sends in messengers that kill. karzai is asking pakistan s leadership to take the reigns on this. suggesting that he would have a better chance of talking peace