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Mullah Omar's security chief busted
 Afghan security forces have captured Taliban leader Mohammad Omar's personal security chief. Naqibullah Khan, who headed Omar's household security, and another Taliban member, Qayoom Angar, were travelling in a van to this southern city when they were stopped. After they were caught, eight more Taliban fighters were arrested here and a cache of remote-control bombs, time bombs, several other explosive devices and radios was seized. Security forces have picked up at least 27 militants, including the brother of a former Taliban governor of Kandahar, since Saturday night. The security official said they were picked up following a tip-off from a Taliban insider. The Taliban's most senior military commander played down the significance of the arrests, suggesting the men might be "ordinary Taliban". But the security official said Khan was a dangerous killer who remained in charge of Omar's security. "During the (October presidential) election this man killed nine government intelligence agents in the Meyansheen district of Kandahar province."
Posted by: Dan Darling 2004-12-15 |
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