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Afghanistan
Ismail Khan smells Taliban and al-Qaeda in Kandahar
2002-02-25
  • Ismail Khan, the governor of this western Afghan province, said that agents of the Taliban and al-Qaeda, based in the Kandahar province, were trying to undermine the interim government as well as peace and stability in Afghanistan. "Agents of the Taliban and al-Qaeda, who have changed their identities, are trying to deal blows to peace and stability in Afghanistan by infiltrating the interim government," he said.

    He described the Kandahar province, governed by Gul Agha, as a haven for the Taliban agents. A missile attack on the Kandahar airport on Sunday was carried out by Taliban, Ismail Khan said. "The spread of baseless rumors about alleged Iranian interference in Afghanistan's internal affairs and Kandahar governor's provocations for military action on Herat are conducted by the Taliban agents," he said. Hundreds of people, suspected of cooperating with Taliban and al-Qaeda, are currently held in the Herat prison, Khan said, adding those found guilty would receive punishment.
    Wotta surprise. Who'da thunk it? You'd think that Gul Agha would be the mortal enemy of the Taliban; after all, they got their start chasing him out of Kandahar, to the wild cheering of the populace. Yet somehow Mullah Omar mysteriously escaped, along with his fellow Ûbermullahs and the contents of the national bank. Gul Agha tries to put the fix in for Mullah Muttawakil. Somehow Bad Guys keep driving by the airport and popping off a rocket here and there. And Gul Agha's guys are gonna arrest them any time, now.

    Meanwhile, poor old Izzie is in Herat, cleaning up the mess the Talibs left behind, putting flowers on the mass graves and starting up the educational system again. And the rumors keep flying that he's playing footsie with the Persians, anti-Karzai, and never changes his underwear. Golly gee, I dunno why, but I just find Izzie more trustworthy than Gul Agha.
    • Posted by:Fred Pruitt

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