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| Taliban 'has Afghanistan loya jirga security plan' |
| 2011-11-14 |
| The Taliban in Afghanistan says it has obtained a government security plan for the grand assembly of leaders, or loya jirga, which opens in Kabul this week. The document includes what appears to be a detailed list of security arrangements for senior figures. Afghan security officials have denied that the document is genuine. Meanwhile, a suicide bomber has been killed while attempting to attack the tented site where the 2,000 members of the loya jirga will meet. The attacker was shot outside the tent and died after his explosives vest detonated, the BBC was told. No-one else was killed or injured, officials said. 'False claim' The 27-page plan published on the Taliban's website includes what appears to be a list of security arrangements for Afghan ministers and the President, Hamid Karzai. There is a rundown of security officials with their titles and specific responsibilities and what looks like a police map, the BBC's Orla Guerin in Kabul says. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #3 A security leak? In Afghanistan? Inconceivable! |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2011-11-14 11:57 |
| #2 with many Afghan journalists and Nato officers believing Zabiullah Mujahid is a nom de guerre used by a shadowy network of spokesmen rather than a single figure. But he has a cell phone, which our clever technical people can play with, right? We can work with that. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2011-11-14 11:08 |
| #1 Update Taliban spokesman 'arrested in Afghanistan' The mouthpiece of the Taliban movement has been arrested in a military raid, Afghan officials have claimed. A man said to be Zabiullah Mujahid, the insurgents' most prominent spokesman and arch-enemy of Nato's own communications effort, was arrested in south eastern Afghanistan, they said. His arrest came hours after the insurgents claimed a propaganda coup by publishing an alleged top-secret security plan for this week's grand meeting of elders convened to discuss the future of America's troop presence. Sediq Seddiqi, spokesman for the Interior Ministry, said: "We strongly believe it's Zabiullah. Initial investigation shows he is Zabiullah Mujahid." However it was unclear who exactly had been captured, with many Afghan journalists and Nato officers believing Zabiullah Mujahid is a nom de guerre used by a shadowy network of spokesmen rather than a single figure. Many Afghan journalists believe there are up to five different men using the same name and operating in different parts of the country. The man was arrested in Sar Hawza district of Paktika Province before being handed over to the Afghan intelligence services. |
| Posted by: tipper 2011-11-14 10:56 |