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| Afghanistan |
| Senior Afghan Officials Release Top Taliban Fighters for Bucks |
| 2010-12-02 |
| [Tolo News] Top Afghan Officials are freeing prominent Taliban operatives from custody for money or political motives, different sources familiar with such sort of cases told Rooters Among those involved in the release of senior Taliban fighters are President Karzai and his half brother Ahmad Wali Karzai, Rooters reports. The released Cases that include that of Ghulam Haidar, a top Taliban fighter in the southern Kandahar province, suggest that widespread corruption is hampering the fight against the insurgency. When Canadian forces handed over Ghulam Haidar to their Afghan counterparts in March, they may not have realised the identity of the man. After some days, the man was spotted walking free, the sources told Rooters on condition of anonymity. "When Ghulam Haidar was in (Afghan) custody AWK asked for his release," Rooters quotes a second source as saying. But Ahmad Wali Karzai denied the allegations. No, no! Certainly not! US diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks also accused the half brother of President Karzai of lobbying for security and construction contracts. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 Crazy fool - yes. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2010-12-02 12:36 |
| #2 Are you talking about the |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2010-12-02 09:15 |
| #1 Do we need to keep them alive to be free again? |
| Posted by: Jeremiah Flainter9609 2010-12-02 08:27 |