Pakistan has arrested 20 al-Qaeda "Arabs" trying to cross the border. Five, arrested over the weekend, are believed to have fled from Kandahar and were being treated for injuries. Among those arrested during the weekend were two Turks and four Macedonians. All were being interrogated by a joint team of security and intelligence agencies.
More than 5,000 foreign fighters are still in Afghanistan despite the rout of the Taleban, Interior Minister Yunus Qanooni said. Mr Qanooni, who is currently in India, told reporters that the foreigners include an unspecified number of Pakistani army regulars.
As if they don't ahve enough thugs of their own. |