May 28 2007
More Tips, More al Qaeda & Taliban Leaders Detained
It seems a day does not go by now without the capture of al Qaeda leaders, and in the case of Afghanistan, the detaining of Taliban leaders as well:
Afghan and coalition forces continued operations in Afghanistan over the past three days, resulting in the capture of Taliban and al Qaeda leaders.
On May 25, Afghan National Police detained an al Qaeda leader known only as Mujahid in the Bak District of Khowst Province. The police detained two men who were affiliated with the al Qaeda leader.
The terrorist leader has been responsible for multiple improvised explosive device and suicide bomber attacks in Khowst Province. He targeted schools and government officials resulting in the deaths of dozens of innocent civilians. He has also been involved in weapons smuggling and supplying logistics to other al Qaeda fighters.
“The removal of Mujahid will help bring peace and stability to the Afghan civilians in Khowst Province,” said Army Maj. Chris Belcher, a Combined Joint Task Force- 82 spokesperson. “Intelligence gained from this al Qaeda cell leader will surely lead us to other al Qaeda members.”
Afghan Border Police detained Taliban leader Sayed Gulab in the Pachir Wa Agam district of Nangarhar province on May 24. The border police had received intelligence on the notorious Taliban area commander and improvised explosive device cell facilitator. The police moved quickly to the village of Shir Wagan and detained him. He is being held in a coalition detention center.
Gulab is suspected of being responsible for emplacing IEDs in the Pachir Wa Agam district resulting in the injuries and deaths of innocent Afghan civilians and Afghan National Security Forces. He is also known to have extensive connections with other senior Taliban and Al Qaeda leadership in Nangarhar and Pakistan.
Each captured leader leads to info on the remaining leaders. The noose is definitely tightening in Afgahnistan were all the top leaderse except Mullah Omar have been taken out in recent weeks. I would not be at all surprised to learn of Omar’s capture or death soon either. Seems the cover from local people for the Islamo Fascists is quickly disappearing.
Oh, good! Perhaps, the more they are captured, the more it destroys their so-called summer plans. And if they do try their “summer plans”, their plans would be weak against us.
I do hope for Omar’s capture or death. I also hope we would find OBL and Zawahiri this summer.
Good one AJ. Heck, even the Anti-American British Media is catching on that the Taliban and Al Qaeda in Afghanistan are on the defensive Taliban getting their asses handed to them by Coalition troops; but I doubt you’ll see it in the Leftist, traitorous MSM in this country!