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Afghanistan/South Asia
Mullah Omar security chief 'held'
2004-12-14
Afghan security forces have captured fugitive Taleban leader Mullah Omar's former security chief, officials say. Mullah Naqibullah Toor is reported to have been picked up with another Taleban commander on Monday in the southern city of Kandahar. Provincial government spokesman Khalid Pashtun confirmed the arrests. Mullah Naqibullah Toor was unarmed when he was arrested late on Monday after a tip-off, Kandahar officials say. He headed Mullah Omar's household security when the Taleban controlled Afghanistan, but the BBC's Rahimullah Yusufzai, a long-time watcher of the Taleban, says it is not clear how important a role he has played in recent years.
Oh, he's probably harmless. Just let him go...
Afghan officials accuse Mullah Naqibullah Toor of a string of attacks, and say his arrest is highly significant. "It will definitely help to reduce bomb attacks and insurgency in Kandahar because he was the main person organising these kind of attacks," Kandahar police chief Khan Mohammed told AFP news agency.
Wouldn't that statement tend to negate the previous statement that it's not clear how important a role he's played in recent years? (Who the hell writes this stuff?)
Officials say Mullah Naqibullah Toor was seized along with a second man, Mullah Qayyum Angar, an alleged Taleban commander accused of involvement in recent violence in the province. The Taleban were ousted in late 2001 when US forces invaded Afghanistan following attacks on the World Trade Centre in New York and the Pentagon in Washington. The Taleban had given sanctuary to Osama Bin Laden and members of his al-Qaeda network, who carried out are accused of carrying out the attacks.
Posted by:Paul Moloney

#16  a sat phone? "Can you hear me now?"
Posted by: Frank G   2004-12-14 6:52:20 PM  

#15  Howard is going to be made famous!
Posted by: Shipman   2004-12-14 6:36:31 PM  

#14  Howard,

Thanks for the Cycle of Violence graphic...
Posted by: Fred   2004-12-14 5:39:54 PM  

#13  Three? ....Thus making a pair, along with the other guy.
Pair + other guy = three.
Posted by: Steve   2004-12-14 3:43:03 PM  

#12  Oh, please hold me! I need to be held!
Posted by: Mullah Naqibullah Toor   2004-12-14 3:36:20 PM  

#11  Khan and Angar--oops, Con and Anger. Perfect names for criminal psychopaths.
Posted by: Jules 187   2004-12-14 3:04:18 PM  

#10  Captured were the personal security chief for Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar,Toor Mullah Naqibullah Khan, and Mullah Angar, another senior official with the fundamentalist


Three? I thought Toor Mullah Naqibullah Khan WAS the personal security chief for Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar. Thus making a pair, along with the other guy.
Posted by: Liberalhawk   2004-12-14 2:46:32 PM  

#9  More details, they bagged three of them:
Acting on a tip from an informant, Afghanistan provincial forces arrested two top Taliban figures in southern Afghanistan, The Telegraph reported Tuesday. Captured were the personal security chief for Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar,Toor Mullah Naqibullah Khan, and Mullah Angar, another senior official with the fundamentalist Islamic group. The pair were riding in a van between Arghandab and Kandahar, and police reported also seizing "a satellite phone and some important documents."
Posted by: Steve   2004-12-14 2:43:56 PM  

#8  Long flowing robes + chain drive = Darwin Award
Posted by: Steve   2004-12-14 10:55:03 AM  

#7  "They are now believed to be assisting the authorities in their inquiries" (Typical British police press release).
Posted by: Anonymoose   2004-12-14 10:54:33 AM  

#6  
Posted by: Howard UK   2004-12-14 9:38:17 AM  

#5  LiberalHawk,
Does that mean hunting season is open ??

Martha, my elephant rifle, please.
Posted by: Elder of Zion   2004-12-14 9:35:05 AM  

#4  1. hats off to the afghan "federales" who made the catch. Theyve come a long way. (insert generic praise of our brave muslim allies here)
2. Hats off to US spec ops, intell, etc who certainly provided the the info behind the catch
3. Lets hope he leads mullah omar Hisself. That would be a big catch, and would probably help in the Osama hunt.
Posted by: Liberalhawk   2004-12-14 9:31:50 AM  

#3  "but the BBC’s Rahimullah Yusufzai, a long-time watcher of the Taleban, says it is not clear how important a role he has played in recent years."

Whether or not he has played an important role, he was involved in the attacks on 9/11. It's time to bring out the pliers & meat hooks and make this PIG squeal. If doesn't want to talk, then a hollow point at close range will suffice. Bottom line is that he plots against and hates the U.S.

BTW, I love the way the BBC is making excuses for this terrorist.

I wouldn't be surprised if Beebs stays on this story to make sure he is not tortured. I believe the Egyptian introgaters are in order here. Let's stop being PC and call the the Taliban for who they are, "Paki's".
Posted by: Poison Reverse   2004-12-14 9:28:45 AM  

#2  Join "Mullah Naqibullah Tours " for a grand
tour of Gitmo.
Posted by: Elder of Zion   2004-12-14 9:20:10 AM  

#1  the "Escape Motorcycle of Doom™" in the shop?
Posted by: Frank G   2004-12-14 8:27:17 AM  

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