High-ranking Taliban arrested
Afghan intelligence officers have arrested a high-ranking Taliban official in northern Afghanistan, the official Bakhtar news agency said today. "Taliban deputy education minister Zabihullah Zahid was arrested by intelligence officers in Balkh province recently," it said, citing national security officers. No further details were available. It was not clear what Zahid had been doing since the fall of the Taliban 20 months ago.
On a sabatical?
Probably educating people. |
Posted by: Steve 2003-08-04 |