From Jihad Unspun
In Kamil Khan, a commander for Taliban has said that Zabul is completely under the control of Taliban.... The Commander said there are 450 Taliban men who have taken control of the province and are running the province .... and that by the grace of Allah, he is the governor of the province as of now.... Mullah Jalaluddin Haqqani has been appointed the Amir (Leader) of Shura Rehbad (Guiding Council) by the Taliban Council and is now in charge of all operations against Americans.... Mullah Haqqani has been appointed the deputy to Mullah Mohammad Omar.... Mullah Haqqani ... guided ... an operation that captured the provinces of Paktia, Khost and Paktika collectively from the Soviets in 1991. He will direct all Taliban operations and in the event of the arrest or martyrdom of Mullah Mohammad Omar, will guide the Taliban movement.... In Paktika, .... civilians in the area have begun moving to the Pakistani area of Wana in preparation for heavy fighting that is expected when the spring brings renewed fighting between Taliban and Americans. |