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| Taliban commander: Afghan officials are helping kill Americans |
| 2008-07-31 |
| A prominent Taliban commander boasted to NBC News in an interview that Afghan officials are aiding his forces in fighting U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan. In the interview, wanted Taliban commander Sirajuddin Haqqani said that the corrupted Afghan officials are a key to the Taliban's military success. "There are some people with government portfolios who are supporting us because they are worried about their own security," Haqqani said. "They inform us of the movements of U.S. and NATO troops. There have even been some instances where they have assisted us in carrying out attacks," he added. Sirajuddin Haqqani, 28, controls the Taliban in the Afghan border areas with Pakistan, and in the area surrounding Kabul. Under tight security, he consented to an interview with NBC News' Mushtaq Yusufzai in a safe house in Khost, the Afghan province that borders Pakistan. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 I think I covered this pretty well yesterday. We may need to "overthrow" another Afghan government, and this time continue our occupation for several years instead of a few months. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2008-07-31 12:43 |