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Al Qaeda Leader Captured by US, And Released, Leads Fight Against America in Afghanistan
Frontpage Mag ^ | 09/13/2014 | Daniel Greenfield

Posted on 09/13/2014 5:53:30 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

Thank goodness we didn’t waterboard him or shoot him in the head on capture. Or drone him. That would have been wrong.

A senior leader of the Taliban and al Qaeda-linked Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) who was captured by Coalition forces in the spring of 2011 is now leading more than 300 jihadists in the northern Afghan province of Kunduz. The IMU leader once served as the top commander of the jihadist group’s network in Afghanistan.

Qari Bilal, the IMU leader, was freed by the Afghan government at the direction of President Hamid Karzai, Afghan officials in Kunduz have told TOLONews, which identified Bilal as “a senior al-Qaeda leader who was released from prison on two separate occasions.” He leads more than 300 fighters in Kunduz province and “has masterminded numerous suicide attacks and overseen the planting of roadside bombs throughout the province. ”

It is unclear when Bilal was released from Afghan custody. Given that he was captured by ISAF, he was very likely held at the Parwan Detention Facility. The US transferred control of the Parwan Detention Facility to Afghanistan in March 2013. Shortly afterward, the Afghan government began releasing Taliban commanders and fighters from prison. Thousands of detainees are said to have been freed from Parwan.

Given that Obama’s plan for ISIS is going to rely on “partnerships” with Muslim countries, it would be a good idea to remember how those partnerships have already worked out in Iraq and Afghanistan.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; alqaeda; bilal; greenfield; imu; qaribilal; taliban; terroristreleased
Don't worry, the Five Al Qaeda Fighters released by Obama in exchange for Bowe Bergdahl are under the watchful eyes of our Qatari "friends".
1 posted on 09/13/2014 5:53:30 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Hasan Inc. laughs protected by Obama.


2 posted on 09/13/2014 5:55:17 PM PDT by Diogenesis (The EXEMPT Congress is complicit in the absence of impeachment)
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3 posted on 09/13/2014 5:58:35 PM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Bet hussein bowed down, kissed his derriere and promised him the world.


4 posted on 09/13/2014 6:00:44 PM PDT by bgill
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To: SeekAndFind

The hero of benghazi’s plan is working


5 posted on 09/13/2014 6:03:37 PM PDT by morphing libertarian
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6 posted on 09/13/2014 6:07:14 PM PDT by JPG ("So sue me". OK, we will.)
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To: Diogenesis

7 posted on 09/13/2014 6:10:50 PM PDT by Viennacon (ILLEGALS ARE VIRAL WEAPONS!!)
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8 posted on 09/13/2014 6:11:28 PM PDT by Viennacon (ILLEGALS ARE VIRAL WEAPONS!!)
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To: JPG


"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.
We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream.
It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same,
or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children
and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.
"
President Ronald Reagan

9 posted on 09/13/2014 6:11:29 PM PDT by Diogenesis (The EXEMPT Congress is complicit in the absence of impeachment)
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Don't worry, the Five Al Qaeda Fighters released by Obama in exchange for Bowe Bergdahl are under the watchful eyes of our Qatari "friends"

I wonder if these 5 POSs will still be under the watchful eyes of our Qatari "friends" when they are back on the battlefield?

10 posted on 09/13/2014 6:12:44 PM PDT by Mark17 (If I have a son, I am going to name him Bill, George, Sue, anything but Barack Hussein Obama)
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To: BenLurkin

That’s a very presidential picture.

Is that the official picture of the POTUS that they display in embassies overseas and at federal buildings?

I am looking forward to the postage stamp with that image.


11 posted on 09/13/2014 6:22:05 PM PDT by 353FMG
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That image would look good on a urinal cake.


12 posted on 09/13/2014 6:22:33 PM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: Diogenesis

WOW! A picture IS worth a thousand words.


13 posted on 09/14/2014 12:29:49 AM PDT by Enlightened1
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