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U.S. Troops Arrest Deputy Head Of Taliban In Waziristan
Islamabad, 8 March (AKI) - American troops in Afghanistan arrested on Thursday the deputy head of the Taliban fighters active in the Pakistani tribal area of Waziristan, according to a report on the Arab satellite television channel Al Jazeera. A unit of US special forces penetrated the town of Loramani in Waziristan which border Afghanistan, capturing the Taliban leader Mullah Hakimallah Mansub.
A report on Al Jazeera also said that the Taliban had carried out two suicide attacks against NATO troops in the southern Afghan region of Kandahar. Some eyewitnesses said that they had seen at least two NATO vehicles destroyed in the same area. Posted by: Steve 2007-03-08 |
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