| More in this story from yesterday. |
...ethnic Uzbek warlord who distinguished himself fighting the Soviets and the Taliban. The story that he had a bad guy run over with a tank is an exaggeration. It was an armored personnel carrier...in northern Balkh province.
The 209th Shaheen Corps in a statement said the Talibs had laid an ambush against the convoy of Gen. Dostum at around 5:00pm local time in Alam Khel, Margin Tapa, Sharsharak, Khanabad, Slaiman Khel, Joi Uzbek, Timorak, and Choba villages of Chahar Bolak district.
The statement further added that the Afghan Special Forces who were conducting operations in the area were deployed to support the security guards of Gen. Dostum.
According to 209th Shaheen Corps, at least 4 Talibs including their commander Zalmai alias Sangari were killed and 7 others were maimed.
The security guards of Gen. Dostum also tossed in the calaboose
... anything you say can and will be used against you, whether you say it or not...
one of the commanders of Taliban
...mindless ferocity in a turban...
and have taken him with themselves to Shebarghan city, the 209th Shaheen Corps said.
that should be painful and fatal
| ...eventually. |