Muhammad Atef, the top al Qaeda military commander who was reportedly killed in a U.S. bombing raid, has been accused of helping plan many of the al Qaeda terrorism network's operations around the ...

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 — 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 ...

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.