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| Afghanistan |
| A little more on those Kandahar arrests... |
| 2002-09-01 |
| The Afghan military said the dawn operation Wednesday by 300 Afghan soldiers and militiamen, as well as a handful of American troops, led to the arrests of 95 people who are allegedly followers of Haji Bashir, a pro-Taliban drug dealer from the area. I'm losing the distinction between "pro-Taliban" and "drug dealer." I guess there could be anti-Taliban drug dealers, though... But residents of this small town, 30 miles west of Kandahar, expressed shock Friday over the arrests of police officers they said were working for the transitional government of President Hamid Karzai. Toldja so... "These people were part of the government. The government paid for their salaries and food. I don't understand how they could do this," said Commander Sakzai, the head of a nearby police station. "When I moved here two months ago, these guys were working at the police station, patrolling the streets, same as us." Coppers? On the take? Who'da ever thunkit? |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |