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Afghanistan
Senior Taliban commander arrested in Afghanistan
2013-01-06
[Iran Press TV] A senior Taliban capo has been jugged
Book 'im, Mahmoud!
during a joint military operation by Afghan cops and US-led soldiers, Press TV reports.

Official reports said that Afghan police tossed in the clink
Maw! They're comin' to get me, Maw!
Mullah Kabir, a senior Taliban leader, on Friday near Spinde village in Afghanistan's eastern province of Ghazni.

According to reports, Kabir was directly linked to a roadside kaboom that hit a NATO
...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A collection of multinational and multilingual and multicultural armed forces, all of differing capabilities, working toward a common goal by pulling in different directions...
convoy in December 2011, leaving at least five Polish soldiers dead in the same province.

The arrested Taliban capo was also involved in the liquidation of at least six Afghan forces.
Posted by:Fred

#1  The article's title clearly illustrates one of greatest problems; 'arrested' vs captured. When war becomes a policing action, combat victory is no longer a sought after goal.
Posted by: Besoeker   2013-01-06 03:52  

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