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US, UAE missed chance to capture Taliban leader
[Al Jazeera] The US government and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) missed an opportunity to capture the late leader of the Afghan Taliban...Arabic for students... when he visited Dubai, a news report said. Former Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor reportedly visited the Gulf emirate for fundraising a few months before his liquidation in May 2016, in a US air raid in Pakistain, the Washington Post reported. In an investigation published on Saturday, the Post said US intelligence officials became aware of Mansoor's movements in Dubai and discussed what to do about him. Before a decision was made, he left for Iran, the newspaper reported. Then US President Barack Obama I think when you spread the wealth around, it's good for everybody... 's national security adviser, Susan Rice, requested his plane to be turned around, but Emirati authorities said it was too late, it said. From Iran, Mansoor travelled to Pakistain where the Americans were again aware of his whereabouts, and killed him in a drone attack. Posted by: Fred 2018-03-26 |
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