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Afghanistan - Australian military says key Taliban commander captured
Agence France-Presse (excerpt) ^
| August 10, 2008
Posted on 08/10/2008 8:22:07 PM PDT by HAL9000
Excerpt -
SYDNEY (AFP) — Australian soldiers have captured a key Taliban commander in southern Afghanistan, the military said Sunday. The Defence Department said that elite Australian troops in Uruzgan had last week taken in Mullah Bari Ghul -- a man they believe is a central figure in extremist attacks in the restive province.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; bari; barighul; ghul; islam; mohammedanism; mullah; taleban; taliban; uruzgan
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posted on
08/10/2008 8:22:09 PM PDT
by
HAL9000
To: HAL9000
I think they should politely ask him to tell us what he knows.
To: HAL9000
A fairly big fish, this one.
Good on ya' Diggers!
L
3
posted on
08/10/2008 8:25:09 PM PDT
by
Lurker
(Islam is an insane death cult. Any other aspects are PR to get them within throat-cutting range.)
To: HAL9000
Waterboard him!
Then feed him a ham sandwich!
4
posted on
08/10/2008 8:26:32 PM PDT
by
airborne
(American by birth! Christian by choice!)
To: HAL9000; SandRat; All
Sandrat this just broke off the wires
5
posted on
08/10/2008 8:45:15 PM PDT
by
SevenofNine
("We are Freepers, all your media belong to us, resistence is futile")
To: HAL9000
He needs a swift kick in the “Ghul”.
6
posted on
08/10/2008 8:49:14 PM PDT
by
Wiggins
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