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| Afghanistan |
| U.S. arrests two-faced local warlords... |
| 2002-08-27 |
| U.S. forces in Afghanistan launched a search and arrest campaign on Monday, in the eastern state of Konar. This comes one day after IslamOnline published a letter attributed to Saudi dissident Osama Bin Laden, the worldâs most wanted man. I've been thinking of putting up a translation of a postcard I got from him last week. I still have the translation, but I lost the original, y'know... This also came after news of communication between the Afghan leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar and the Al-Qaeda, headed by Bin Laden, aiming to reestablish the movement and to expel Americans from the country. That's probably the real reason. Even though he's been trying to keep a low profile, Gulbuddin probably represents more of a threat at this time than Binny's organization. The Hezb in alliance with remnants of the Talibs and al-Qaeda under Zawahiri is even more of a threat. Earlier on Thursday, August 22, U.S. forces arrested five Jihad leaders and elite members in Konar. Among them was Haji Rohullah, head of the Political committee of the Call for Quran and Sunna Group and member of the Afghani national council, the Loya Jirga. Their arrest was confirmed by the office of the Call for Qurâan and Sunna Group. The group is a new one on me... Speaking to IslamOnline over the phone from the Pakistani border city of Bajour, Naqeebullah, brother of Haji Rohullah said that he (Rohullah), went to Jalalabad upon the invitation of government officials from the states of Nangarhar and Laghman to study the security and economic situation in the eastern states (Nangarhar, Konar and Laghman). On Thursday, the chief of the U.S. forces in Konar asked to meet Rohullah and brought him to the Surkano camp in Konar. âAs soon as he arrived, the U.S. forces arrested them and transferred them by a U.S. helicopter to the Bagram airport,â he said. Tough, when they get the goods on you, ain't it? Naqeebullah added that a large delegation consisting of the elites in Konar and Bajour went to Kabul to meet with the head of the interim government and to tell him of the situation. Responding to a question on the reasons for their arrest he said: âWe donât know any reason. Haji Rohullah supported the interim government and has good relations with the head of the government and the ministers and he is working for the good of the Afghani people." "He is pure as the driven snow, innocent as a baby. He loves his mother. He's a good family man. He bakes cookies, you know, and gives them to poor people. There was talk that he may be the next Pope..." âHe has worked very hard to stabilize the situation and solve problems in the state of Konar and he is helping the government as well as the United Nations in their mission to destroy the opium fields in the eastern states. He was also an elected member in the Loya Jirga representing Konar.â "And everybody knows that politicians aren't crooks. Especially in Afghanistan..." Sources told IslamOnline that the mayor of Konar, Sayed Mohamad Youssef and the field leader Jandad, went to Kabul to study Rohullahâs situation and his companionsâ arrest because the residents of Konar have started to panic and be frightened of these sudden arrests. Don't know who's next, do they? Guilty consciences popping out all over, I guess... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #1 Hekmatyar: He served his Taleban exile in Iran, and his Hezbites consistently sought reconciliation with those cave-men. Hek is number one on a lot of hit lists, including that of the USAF. Better run boy! |
| Posted by: Allah the Dog Faced God 2002-08-27 20:22:22 |