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| Taliban 'abduct 21 Afghan tribal elders' | |
| 2011-02-01 | |
| [Dawn] Talibs kidnapped 21 tribal elders in Afghanistan close to the Pak border whose relatives apparently work for the Afghan government and NATO, an official said Monday. The incident happened eight days ago in Marawara, in the eastern province of Kunar, which borders Pakistain's lawless tribal district where Taliban and Al-Qaeda-linked networks have carved out strongholds. "The Taliban first called them for a meeting at a mosque and after a discussion, the Taliban took all the elders away to an unknown place," the local official told AFP on condition of anonymity. "Negotiations have started with the Taliban for their release, but have produced no result so far", he added. Talibs have been leading a nine-year insurgency against the Western-backed Afghan government and foreign troops since the 2001 US-led invasion brought down their Islamist regime in Kabul. A local Taliban capo identified as Qari Zia-ur-Rahman grabbed credit for the abduction by SMS to an AFP correspondent. "The reason behind this act is that some relatives, sons and close family members of these men, work in the Afghan army, Afghan police and some with NATO", he explained. "Unless these people do not resign their jobs with the army, police and NATO, we will not release the hostages", he added. Afghan police and other local authorities refused to comment.
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| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Beef up a Global Hawk UAV, sling a 250gal Napalm canister under it, and start using it in Pakistan. A whole lot of this nonsense will come to a screeching halt. Using one or two on places like Dera Adam Kehl and Quetta wouldn't hurt, either. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2011-02-01 13:22 |
| #1 "Unless these people do not resign their jobs with the army, police and NATO, we will not release the hostages", he added. Even the TB hates contractors...*#*#&@&*@!! |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2011-02-01 03:11 |