JALALABAD: A former Taliban official died and three Afghans were injured when US special forces raided the official’s home in eastern Afghanistan, said Fazal Akbar, governor of Kunar province.
| Damn. Another one. He looks like a fish with a turban... |
He added no US casualties were reported in the clash that took place in Watapur Karmon village on Saturday night. The US forces went to the home of Niamat Ullah, a former district official of the Taliban regime, to arrest him for allegedly rebelling against American troops and the local government.
"Yer under arrest, Niamat! Come out with yer hands up! And yer neighbors, too!"
"You'll never take us alive, infidel!" |
The official and his neighbors resisted, opening fire on the US troops, and two Afghan women and one man were injured in the resulting gun battle.
"Niamat! You just shot Fatimah!"
"Wudn't me. It was them infidels!" |
Niamat Ullah jumped into a nearby river, and his body was found downstream. It was not clear if he had been shot or drowned.
| "He was right, Herb. We didn't take him alive." |
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