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Afghanistan
Another Taliban Commander Seized in Pakistan (Sarhadi)
2007-03-04
Taliban sources in the North West Frontier Province have confirmed to NBC News that two Taliban commanders were arrested more than a week ago in southwest Pakistan. Pakistani security forces raided at the Gul Park Hotel in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province, and arrested Ameer Khan Haqani, commander of Zabul province in Afghanistan, and Jaland Abdullah Sarhadi of Kandahar.
Haqqani isn't Jalaluddin Haqqani, of course. He'd be too much of a catch.
Sarhadi had been detained for more than three years in Guantanamo Bay after the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001. He was later released by U.S. authorities.
Sarhadi had been detained for more than three years in Guantanamo Bay after the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001. He was later released by U.S. authorities.
... as part of the catch and release program. He was innocent as a babe, pure as the driven snow...
It is widely believed among the Taliban rank and file that it was the information extracted from these two men that led to the capture of Mullah Obaidullah, the former Taliban defense minister and close confidante of Taliban leader Mullah Omar on Monday.
That's the way intel is supposed to work. Of course, in this case they coulda just looked in the phone book. It's not like Obaidullah was an unknown quantity.
Posted by:Gromogum Elmereter5708

#20  I dunno - 'Kojo Eggo' has a certain panache.
Posted by: Pappy   2007-03-04 20:43  

#19  I'm so glad you finally decided to take a real name, Paul. I apologize to all of you who have one of the really cool names generated by Fred's anonymizer (and they are cool! Soooo much better than the Anonymous1234, Anonymous1235, Anonymouse1236 that we had before), but with my poor memory I can't remember which one of you is who.

And a big hurrah! for all our British correspondents -- we are fond of the cousins. The rest of y'all too, of course, but just now we're celebrating an official addition to the British contingent. ;-)
Posted by: trailing wife   2007-03-04 19:45  

#18  re the enemy threat: Paul we have a special squad here at the 'Burg..Its members are to numerous to list, but the retrograde types really don't stand a chance...

No blood spilled usually.. we just put a few lumps on 'em and then cart 'em off to the dump.
Posted by: RD   2007-03-04 17:20  

#17  btw - there are quite a few Brits on RB, and they all seem quite aware of the threat. Our French contributors, JFM and A3089 are also well versed. Good on all of ya's and spread the word!
Posted by: Frank G   2007-03-04 17:01  

#16  welcome Paul..
Posted by: RD   2007-03-04 17:00  

#15  no problem - I just like to tease... :-)
Posted by: Frank G   2007-03-04 16:59  

#14  Frank

As you worked out Kojo/Eggo isnt my real name.I will use my real name Paul from now on.Excellent site is Rantburg. I have learned alot especially in Regard to Pakistan and Saudi (Sunni Threat) and Iran and Syria(shiite Threat)to the West!!!!

Living in the UK there is so much apathy/ignorance towards the muslim threat!!!!
Posted by: Paul   2007-03-04 16:16  

#13  interesting read, Kojo, but I don't believe that AQ and the Taliban have parted ways like it says - that's spin for PR consumption.
Posted by: Frank G   2007-03-04 16:00  

#12  Good read below on Pakistans motives-
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/IC01Df03.html
Posted by: Kojo Chomock4440   2007-03-04 15:48  

#11  Eggolump has a new name!!!!??!!
Posted by: Frank G   2007-03-04 15:21  

#10  He was one of four in the Taliban leadership, known as the Quetta Council

More proof that there is no Taliban in Quetta???????!!!

I hope there are CIA operations going on in quetta???!!!!
Posted by: Kojo Chomock4440   2007-03-04 13:59  

#9  Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting
Posted by: Anonymoose   2007-03-04 12:58  

#8  The only good thing I learned from a boss who was otherwise a force of evil is that you get what you inspect, not what you expect.
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2007-03-04 10:17  

#7  Dick Cheney should visit Pakistan more often, eh?
Posted by: Anonymoose   2007-03-04 09:17  

#6  Let Sarhadi go again. Make them think he, as well as others coming from Guantanamo Bay may be on the take.
Posted by: plainslow   2007-03-04 08:47  

#5  From a Radio Free Europe interview a year ago:

Even as Karzai was meeting with Rumsfeld on September 25, Musharraf was staking out his position -- which he made public in a speech to the Council on Foreign Relations in New York. Musharraf told that audience that it is impossible for Taliban leaders to have their headquarters in Quetta.

"Quetta is the capital of Baluchistan," Musharraf said. "Quetta has today a provincial assembly functioning. We have a military corps headquartered there with two divisions there. There is no question that any Taliban headquarters there. This is the most ridiculous statement and it is the most ridiculous that the Taliban headquarters can be in Quetta."
Posted by: John Frum   2007-03-04 07:33  

#4  Totally shocked they would find some of the Quetta Council in....Quetta. Shocked
Posted by: Frank G   2007-03-04 06:33  

#3  Perv really wants that US aid.
Posted by: gromgoru   2007-03-04 03:22  

#2  Taliban haven't caught on to the old Pakistani custom of fake passports.
Posted by: ed   2007-03-04 02:21  

#1  Wonder if Cheney mentioned to Perv how we expected the Taliban's offensive to play out.
Posted by: Danking70   2007-03-04 00:39  

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