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| Pakistani troops picked up in al-Qaeda raid |
| 2003-11-03 |
| I think we all saw this one coming. Three Pakistani armymen were captured inside Afghan territory during a raid on an Al-Qaida hideout in the Kandahar region, the main stronghold of the former Taliban spiritual leader Mullah Mohammad Omar. Okay, Kandahar is well into the interior of Afghanistan. I’m guessing they just got lost ... Afghan officials later handed them over to the Pakistan embassy in Kabul. Although the Afghan government says the men have been released as a goodwill gesture, it is bound to cause a lot of embarrassment to Pakistan. Ya think? President Musharraf has been insisting that his army has no links with the Al-Qaida. He also says that Pakistan only provides moral support to the Kashmiri groups ... Afghan security forces had recently arrested the three Pakistani nationals in the Spin Boldak district of Kandahar province. Since the fall of the extremist Taliban regime, Afghan authorities have released hundreds of Pakistani prisoners who had been jailed mainly in and around the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #4 I feel the Afghan officials have shown a lot of restraint in the handling of Pakistan fighters and Al-Qaida supporters, they could have easily just shot or jailed them. To publicly release them in general was smart in one way by proving their existance, but also a bit of a gamble since they will probably return back to their old haunts. In retro, I honestly feel that Pakistan is the hornerts nest now, and it has been for a while. Maybe we cant occupy that land but should at least cut of the borders and make Musharraf sweat'em out by showing topdog relations with India just to give hem something to think about throughout the winter and early spring. |
| Posted by: R.A. Myers 2003-11-3 11:44:09 AM |
| #3 If the Pakistanis can come into Afghan territory, why can't some spec ops boys ... |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2003-11-3 7:50:37 AM |
| #2 Should have picked India: http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/EK01Df05.html |
| Posted by: Anonon 2003-11-3 3:52:11 AM |
| #1 Must be that the geomagnetic storms have screwed up the Pak's compasses. Of course hundreds of Pak soldiers strayed to the north and were airlifted out of Konduz (or near Mazar-e-shariff) in the Afghan war with the Taliban. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2003-11-3 1:34:03 AM |