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Taliban IED Cell Busted, Also Suicide Bomber Facilitator
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan Afghan National Police and Coalition forces detained three well-known improvised explosive device (IED) facilitators while conducting a combat operation to interdict a Taliban IED cell located 20 kilometers (12.4 miles) northwest of the city of Khowst, in Saberi district, Khowst province April 30. The Combined ANP and Coalition force air-assaulted into the village of Zambar and quickly detained Haji Nazir, Nazir Khan and another individual, known only as Latif, at three separate compounds. The detained individuals are believed to be mid-level Taliban leaders who were involved in Taliban fighter recruiting, financing, and the masterminds behind the IED cell in the Sabari district. No shots were fired during the successful mission and there were no injuries to any Afghan civilians reported. The information gained from these three individuals will assist us And just how is this information to be gained? Asking nicely? Saying 'please'? in detaining other key Taliban leaders, said Maj. Christopher Belcher, a Combined Joint Task Force-82 spokesperson. We will continue to pursue and interdict Taliban leaders who threaten the people of Afghanistan. Taliban leaders have two choices, Belcher said. Stop fighting and reconcile with the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, or face elimination by Afghan National Security and Coalition forces. I choose the second answer. Companion piece: BAGRAM AIR BASE, AFGHANISTAN Afghan and Coalition forces detained one adult male after a raid on a house in the Tani district of the Khowst Province early this morning. A search of the building turned up AK-47s and military-style load-bearing vests. Credible evidence led the forces to the detainee, a suspected operative in the Haqqani network, who is also suspected of facilitating suicide bombers in the Khowst Province. Facilitators like this are simply cowards, exploiting impressionable people for their own purposes, said Maj. Christopher Belcher, a Combined Joint Task Force-82 spokesman. No shots were fired, and no one was injured during the operation. No innocent civilians hurt, no baby ducks killed, not even any Talibunnies harmed. So sad. Posted by: Glenmore 2007-05-02 |
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