[Khaama (Afghanistan)] A senior Taliban leader has been tossed in the clinkYouse'll never take me alive coppers!... [BANG!]... Ow!... I quit!
by the Afghan cops in northern Samangan province of Afghanistan.
The Afghan Intelligence, National Directorate of Security
...the Afghan national intel agency...
(NDS), said the detained Taliban leader has been identified as Mullah Esmatullah who is also famous as Jalali.
According to a statement by NDS, Mullah Esmatullah was appointed as the shadow district chief of Hazrat Sultan district of Samangan.
The statement further added that Mullah Esmatullah was arrested following a shootout with the Afghan intelligence operatives and after he suffered injuries.
The Afghan intelligence operatives also confiscated an Ak-47 assault rifle and cycle of violence belonging to Mullah Esmatullah.
NDS said Mullah Esmatullah was deployed to Samangan to carry out a series of attacks during the new year.
Elaborating regarding the potential attacks of Mullah Esmatullah, NDS said the detained Taliban leader was looking to coordinated some suicide kabooms, kabooms, roadside kaboomings, and liquidation of the prominent and famous government and local officials.