Free Republic

BAGRAM, Afghanistan, Oct 12, 2002 (AP WorldStream via COMTEX) -- U.S. troops have found two warehouses filled with a staggering arsenal believed to belong to a maverick Afghan commander, the military said Saturday. The smaller of the two caches found Friday filled 35 trucks and ranged from machine guns to 120mm rockets and mortar rounds, Col. Roger King said. Troops from the Army's 82nd Airborne Division were still counting the larger find. The warehouses were found in the southeastern city of Khost after Afghan officials tipped off U.S. forces. King said the weapons were believed to belong to Bacha...