An Afghan and coalition security force detained a Taliban weapons supplier in the Chimtal district of Afghanistan's Balkh province Thursday, military officials reported.Great! You know what to do with him to minimize rescidivism.
Balkh is situated in the northern part of Afghanistan; borders Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. It'd be nice to know who his suppliers are before he met his demise.
The weapons supplier provided firearms, explosives and improvised explosive devices to Taliban insurgents throughout the region, officials said. At the time of his arrest, he was in the process of acquiring IEDs for upcoming attacks.
It sure would be nice to have some way of making those explosives just do their thing at precisely the right moment.
The security force also detained another suspected insurgent during the operation, officials said.
They should release him and announce to the public what a big help he's been.
Also on Thursday, officials confirmed that Taliban leader Nek Mohammad was killed July 1 in the Sar-e Pul district of Sar-e Pul province. Mohammad had served as a senior Taliban leader in the region and directed attacks against Afghan and coalition forces.
Hopefully he's trying to figure out a good way to get that pineapple out of his butt right about now.
Officials also confirmed today that a Taliban leader known as Hamza was killed July 2 in the Ghazni district of Ghazni province. Hamza had managed several Taliban insurgents and coordinated attacks with other Taliban leaders throughout the region.
Hopefully he and Nek are comiserating about common problems these days.