Another burqa boy arrested.
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1796589/posts
Burqa-clad Taliban leader caught as NATO attacks
Reuters ^ | March 7 2006
Posted on 03/07/2007 2:28:11 AM PST by jmc1969
Afghan soldiers have captured a Taliban leader who tried to flee a security operation in the south dressed in a burqa, NATO said on Wednesday.
Tuesday's capture in Kandahar province came as NATO launched a major offensive in neighbouring Helmand to secure a key hydroelectric dam and combat the opium trade.
The man was named as Mullah Mahmood and described as an expert bomb-maker. U.S.-led coalition forces also detained five more suspected militants in eastern Khost this week.
Fighting is expected to be heavy in 2007 after the bloodiest year since the Taliban's ouster in 2001. The Taliban warn they have thousands of suicide bombers ready for action.
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Bless the NATO troops. Thanks for posting Cindy.