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Two Taliban commanders arrested
Afghan forces have arrested two important Taliban commanders after a gunbattle in the southern border district of Spin Boldak, an Afghan police official said Wednesday. The pair were detained after opening fire on a police check-post in Spin Boldak, 475 kilometers (295 miles) south of the capital Kabul. Two "important" commanders all by themselves shooting up a police checkpoint? Two important Taliban leaders, Mullah Abdul Samad and Gul Muhammad were capture after they opened fire at a check-post, a senior police official said by phone from Spin Boldak to a reporter in Chaman, the Pakistani border town. Sounds more likely that they stumbled onto the checkpoint by mistake. Important guys usually have gunnies with them. The pair were carrying a Kalashnikov assault rifle, a pistol, a satellite phone and two hand grenades, the police official said, requesting anonymity. Both are wanted by US and Afghan forces for staging several attacks against them. They had a satellite phone, likely they are persons of interest after all. Posted by: Steve 2003-12-10 |
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