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Afghanistan
More on Dadullah's capture
2006-05-19
One of the most important Taleban leaders, Mullah Dadullah, has been captured in Afghanistan, Afghan officials have told the BBC. The senior military commander was said to have been detained by international troops in southern Kandahar province.

Mullah Dadullah was a member of the Taleban's 10-man leadership council before the US-led invasion in 2001. A Taleban spokesman, Mohammed Hanif, has denied the report of Mullah Dadullah's capture. Mullah Dadullah has been blamed for much of the recent violence in the southern province of Helmand where thousands of British troops are being deployed. Officials in Helmand say scores of militants and 13 policemen have been killed in fighting this week.

Our correspondent says Mullah Dadullah is very close to the Taleban leader, Mullah Omar. Mullah Dadullah has survived a number of attacks and lost one leg in battle.
Loss of body parts seems to be the rule.
He has a reputation for being one of the Taleban's most brutal commanders. High-ranking Afghan officials have told the BBC that he was captured in Kandahar and is being held by the coalition forces. There are no details as to how he was caught.
Damn. Looks like it's some other guy named "Stumpy."
Posted by:Dan Darling

#8  cut off his other leg to alleviate future confusion
Posted by: Frank G   2006-05-19 22:46  

#7  Take him to a 'Black-Ops Detention Center' and waterboard him, to recall the last 5 years of his duplicity!!
Posted by: smn   2006-05-19 22:28  

#6  Unfortunately, Time Out on the Fat Lady. Got an update...

Officials of the U.S.-led coalition lauded Afghan security forces Friday for repulsing Taliban militants in fierce fighting, but raised doubts over Afghan claims that a captured man might be a top rebel leader.
A 24-hour storm of violence in southern Afghanistan ended Thursday with about 120 people dead and dozens of militants in custody, coalition and Afghan officials said.
One of the fighters captured in a joint Afghan-coalition operation in Kandahar province Wednesday could be the long-sought Mullah Dadullah, Gen. Rehmatullah Raufi, head of the Afghan militaryÂ’s southern region, said Friday.
The capture of Dadullah _ one of the most trusted associates of Taliban leader Mullah Omar and commander of Taliban operations in eastern and southeastern Afghanistan _ would be a major setback for the TalibanÂ’s operational leadership.
But a U.S. military spokesman, Lt. Col. Paul Fitzpatrick, said that after checking with coalition officials, it appeared the detained man was not Dadullah, who lost a leg fighting for the Taliban during the Islamic militiaÂ’s rise to power in the mid-1990s.
"The best information I have _ and I could be wrong _ but the best information I have is that itÂ’s a Â’no,Â’" he said.

Let's hope he's wrong.
Posted by: tu3031   2006-05-19 16:45  

#5  I understand there's some controversy about whether they bagged him or not.

Maybe they just captured his leg.
Posted by: Mitch H.   2006-05-19 16:41  

#4  We should collect all those spare parts and build our own Mullah. Dadullah's leg, Blinky's eye, Hookboys hand...
Posted by: tu3031   2006-05-19 16:03  

#3  This proves that they are losing because of attrition. He lost and leg, and therefore could'nt hop up and down the hills fast enough to get away. And then when he was about to be captured, probally kept falling as he tried to kick at his captors.
Posted by: plainslow   2006-05-19 15:58  

#2  "They're whittlin' ya down pretty good there, Mr. Dadullah!"
Posted by: mojo   2006-05-19 15:48  

#1  He has a reputation for being one of the Taleban's most brutal commanders.

Ahh...Sounds like he needs to lose some more parts. Can we send this woman to be his interigator?

"Wife Rips Husband's Penis Off With Bare Hands"
Posted by: anymouse   2006-05-19 14:20  

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