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http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2008/03/important_taliban_co.php
“Important Taliban commander for northwestern Afghanistan arrested”
By MATT DUPEE
March 19, 2008 6:23 AM
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Afghan officials have announced the capture of Maulvi Dastagir following a raid by Afghan intelligence operatives in the western province of Herat, the Pajhwok Afghan News center reported on Sunday. Dastagir, a key Taliban field operative in neighboring Badghis province, was seized in the Kamarkalagh district just north of Herat’s provincial capital. Dastagir spoke regularly with regional media outlets and was the Taliban’s unofficial spokesman for their northwestern faction.”
A new message from Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has been released by
As Sahab.
The 5 minute,3 second audio tape played over a still image of Bin Laden is
directed at the European Union.The video can be downloaded by subscribers
from http://www.lauramansfield.com/