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Pakistani Reports Capture of Taliban Inner Circle
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Pakistani Reports Capture of Taliban Inner Circle
Pir Zubair Shah and Dexter Filkins, NYT, 22 Feb 2010
In another blow to the Taliban senior leadership, Pakistani authorities have captured Mullah Abdul Kabir, a member of the group’s inner circle and a leading military commander against American forces in eastern Afghanistan, according to a Pakistani intelligence official.
American officials in the region and in Washington said they had received some indications of Mullah Kabir’s detention but that they could not confirm it.
Mullah Kabir was detained several days ago in Nawshera, in Pakistan’s North-West Frontier Province, the Pakistani official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Mullah Kabir is a member of the Quetta Shura, the small group of leaders who direct the Taliban’s operations and who report to Mullah Muhammad Omar, the group’s founder. The group is named for the Pakistani city where many of the Taliban’s leaders are thought to be hiding.
(cont'd) http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/23/wo...ef=global-home
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