The number of Taliban and al Qaeda being held by the U.S. military for questioning has risen to 150. Of the total, 139 were being detained at a makeshift jail built by U.S. Marines at Kandahar airport, including 14 brought Saturday from Shiburghan. Two others were being held at Bagram and one in Mazar-i-Sharif. Eight more, including Johnny Jihad, were being held on the USS Peleliu in the Arabian Sea. |