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Afghanistan
ISAF captures Qods Force operative in Kandahar
2010-12-23
Sounds like this was a specific target. And the Afghan Spec Ops unit managed to act like one and keep their mouths shut.
Coalition and Afghan special operations teams captured a Taliban commander who doubles as an Iranian Qods Force operative and helped ship weapons from Iran into Afghanistan.
Was he sent by Iran to take over, or was he a local who took on additional responsibilities?
In the initial press release, ISAF did not identify the Taliban commander as a Qods Force operative. But, in response to an inquiry by The Long War Journal, ISAF confirmed that the target of the raid was indeed a member of the Qods Force, the special operations branch of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps.

This is the first recorded instance of the capture of Qods Force operative in Afghanistan. US forces in Iraq captured several senior Qods Force commanders and operatives during operations from 2006 to 2008.
So will Iran take some hikers hostage for bargaining chips?
Extensive background on Qods Force in A'stan at link.
Posted by:Glenmore

#1  let Northern Alliance members do the interrogation
Posted by: Frank G   2010-12-23 08:37  

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