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| Afghanistan |
| One-eyed Mullah sighted in Helmand... |
| 2002-06-04 |
| Fugitive Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar was spotted recently in Afghanistan' south-western Helmand province, where British troops have been seeking him, Iran's official IRNA news agency said. IRNA's not the most reliable source, but it's better than AIP... IRNA quoted provincial governor Shir-mohammad Akhundzadeh as confirming that Omar "was seen in the province with a number of aides". The Taliban leader fled his stronghold of Kandahar six months ago following the defeat of his forces by the US-backed Northern Alliance. Akhundzadeh said British special forces based in the provincial capital of Lashgargah had been making helicopter searches for him. Maybe they should put a shadow on some of the Peshawar tough guys. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #1 I wish they'd put a shadow (or a nice little tracer bug) on the journalists who get 'exclusives' with some of these boomie backers. |
| Posted by: Kat 2002-06-04 12:20:14 |