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| Afghanistan |
| Afghan police arrest 12 former Taliban members |
| 2003-02-27 |
| Afghan authorities said they have arrested 12 members of the former Taliban regime suspected of plotting attacks. Police said they have seized arms and explosives during the arrests in the southern towns of Kandahar and Spin Boldak. Seven suspects were arrested at a house in Kandahar with a stock of arms and land mines, said Mohammed Anwar, a senior police officer in the city, worldnews.com reported. Another five supporter of the Taliban were arrested from a hotel in Spin Boldak, said local security chief Abdullah. Up until now, the durance for guys caught in similar circumstances doesn't seem to have been particularly vile. Wonder if the gummint's going to get a little harder on them? The news of the arrests came after a blast in Kandahar in front of the city center house of the provincial director of education, Mohammed Dawood Barak. The police said the explosion, which appeared to have been caused by a land mine, damaged a car but caused no casualties. They said it was likely to have been carried out by remnants of the Taliban or fighters of renegade warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. If they don't crack down on them, they're going to end up with more incidents like this one... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |