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| Afghanistan |
| Abdul Rahim Still Dead |
| 2003-09-16 |
| A top commander for the former Taliban regime who has been allegedly leading rebel fighters in southern Afghanistan has been killed in a shootout with Afghan forces, government and security officials said Tuesday. The commander, identified as Hafiz Abdul Rahim, was killed late Sunday in the Maruf district of Kandahar province along with 14 other fighters, Malim Syed Ali Khan, the head of the local administration in Maruf, told The Associated Press. Khan Mohammed Khan, the military chief of Kandahar province, and Haji Grani, the commander of Kandahar’s 7th Corp. military unit, both confirmed Rahim’s death in satellite phone calls with AP. "Yup, he’s a deader." Rahim’s body was turned over to U.S. military authorities, Grani said. Oh, good, there’s less of a chance of him getting better. The clash in which Rahim died occurred after 60 to 70 Taliban fighters attacked the heaquarters of the Maruf administration, Khan said. Five government troops were wounded, two of them seriously, said Khan. The battle lasted for four hours, he said. One Taliban fighter was captured and confirmed Rahim was among the dead. Government troops seized a large amount of weapons and ammunition from the rebel fighters killed in the fighting. "We identified Hafiz Abdul Rahim among the dead," Khan said. Ululating may now commence. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #3 You can't kill Rahim, Rahim is un-killable! He be emmortal, blessed by Allah to fight the Great Satan for all of time! |
| Posted by: Charles 2003-9-16 2:45:51 PM |
| #2 Read this article from allafrica.com via WND. It calls for all Moslem men to marry up to four wives so that women aren't hanging at the street corners at risk of becoming protistutes. It strikes me that this Rabin guy could be the exception to the rule. He should be given a limit of maybe 16 wives because he's uniquely talented and may possibly be capable of inter-dimensional travel. He might be able to service every widow in Afghanistan thus alleviating one hell of an orphan crisis in that country. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2003-9-16 1:01:07 PM |
| #1 Afghan forces also captured a front-line Taliban commander, who was identified as Mullah Abdur Rahman, and took him to Kandahar, the provincial capital, for interrogation. Another one in the bag. |
| Posted by: Steve 2003-9-16 11:31:37 AM |