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Taliban commander caught fleeing in Afghan burqa (Extra)
Mar 7, 2007, 9:47 GMT
Kabul - NATO's newly launched offensive called Operation Achilles in Afghanistan bore swift results when a senior Taliban commander was captured - dressed in a women's head-to-toe burqa veil, officials said Wednesday.
Mullah Mahmood, an accused suicide-attack facilitator for Kandahar province, was caught Tuesday trying to evade Afghan units in the Panjwaii area in the disguise, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said.
'Yesterday's security crackdown in Panjwaii is an example of the ultimate goal of Operation Achilles,' said Major General Ton van Loon, southern commander for ISAF operations.
Coming on the first day of the NATO offensive involving more than 5,500 foreign and Afghan troops, the capture indicated that normal life is returning to the area, he added.
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Hehe he was dressed as a girl.
Here is the brave freedom fighters profile: sneaking away with the women! Everyone should view this guy as he really is: Out of uniform, a beaten sabateur.
In a time gone by, he'd be summarily executed for being a sabateur. This is why Bush should have abrogated Geneva, or at least the part that addresses this kind of behavior.
'Everyone should view this guy as he really is: Out of uniform, a beaten sabateur.'
A beaten, cross-dressing sabateur....
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RayMar 7th, 2007 - 13:50:18
This is a 'made for news' action.
BS!
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