Posted on 05/19/2006 9:50:37 AM PDT by Squawk 8888
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - Coalition forces captured a rebel fighter with only one leg in a battle this week in southern Afghanistan, and it was possible the insurgent could be a top Taliban leader, an Afghan general said Friday.
The militant was captured in a joint operation by Canadian and Afghan forces in Kandahar province on Wednesday, said Gen. Rehmatullah Raufi, head of the Afghan military's southern region.
Mullah Dadullah, who lost a leg fighting for the Taliban during its rise to power in the mid-1990s, is one of the hardline militia's top commanders, responsible for operations in eastern and southeastern Afghanistan.
Neither the coalition nor the Afghan government in Kabul said they could immediately confirm that Dadullah had been captured.
"We currently do not have any information but are looking into the claim," said Lieut. Tamara Lawrence, a U.S. military spokeswoman. "Right now we don't have any information that would support it."
Raufi said coalition troops captured the insurgent during a battle in the Panjwayi district of Kandahar province on Wednesday, fighting that led to the deaths of 18 militants and a female Canadian soldier, Capt. Nichola Goddard. About 35 rebels were reported captured in the battle.
Raufi said the captive with the missing leg was seriously wounded and unconscious in a military hospital. There was a "good chance" the fighter was Dadullah but Raufi said he didn't know for sure.
Both Dadullah and Taliban leader Mullah Omar are Pashtun, and Dadullah is one of the most trusted followers of Omar.
In a satellite phone interview with The Associated Press in December, Dadullah said more than 200 rebel fighters were willing to become suicide attackers against U.S. forces and their allies. Since then, there have been repeated suicide bombings, particularly in the south of the country.
Dadullah ruled out reconciliation and talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai's government, saying it "owed its existence" to non-Muslims, and to do so would amount to "joining Christianity and working for Christians."
The 18 rebels killed in Kandahar province on Wednesday during the joint Afghan-Canadian mission were part of a 24-hour storm of violence Wednesday and Thursday in which 100 people were reported killed, including about 90 insurgents, 18 Afghan police officers, an American civilian and the Canadian soldier.
How about Osama Obama? :-)
Our side doesnt get it...it's a distributed system.
A really interestin' fellah,
With only one leg,
And a lawyer in the Hague,
He made bail with a hole,
In his medullah!
I'd say the author sure likes the RR's. He made some valid points.
I'll see you and raise you two: Get back to me when the Exxon flag flies proudly over the oil fields of the middle east.
The instant I saw the name, that is the tune that kicked in.
"We've got a Dadullah for sale;
It's Mullah Dadullah for sale.
Needn't try him;
Take him home and Fry Him!
Dadullah For Sale!"
I'll give it a 7.5
:o)
You can hop, but you can't hide.
LOL...sure does!
Not to be confused with Banana Fana Fo Dullah.
Get TWO guys with one leg each.
Hang 'em up on either side of a window.
Call one Curt -- call the other one Rod.
Hello Mullah, hello Fatwa....
Here I am at Camp Gitmo....
Might as well go watch the Da Vinci Code, darn you to heck!
/pre-coffee Saturday morning humor, sorry
LOL on the Limerick !!!!
-There once was a one legged Mullah named Dadullah...
"-Yeah...these guys are satirical parodies, similar to Monty Pythons knight, who had his arms and legs all hacked off, and still thought he was a force to be reckoned with..."
Amazing how so many of us view these damaged Talibunnies al Qaeda thugs in the same way. The legless and armless Knight in MP's satire warning about how tough he was is a perfect marker for these damaged thugs.
It's a rather rare USMC system.
Rare, but effective......... Yeah, so long as you don't have to reload it while under fire.
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