Sunday, September 24, 2006

AFGHAN MILITARY OFFICERS ARRESTED FOR SUPPLYING THE TALIBAN

Afghan officers arrested for smuggling weapons to Taliban: report

KABUL: Several Afghan officers were detained for trafficking weapons and ammunition to Taliban militants, a local newspaper reported.

"The National Security Directorate arrested some Afghan military personnel in Charasiab district of the central Kabul province 28 days ago when they were trafficking arms and ammunition to Taliban rebels in the neighboring Logar province," Arman-e-Millie said.

The traffickers were carrying 150 boxes of Kalashnikov rounds and other arms by a truck, which was marked with UN emblem and escorted by a military Ranger vehicle.

Several Afghan officers, including Brigadier Abdul Faqir, chief of weapon depots in Khirabad, south of Kabul, have been arrested for being involved in the smuggling case, the newspaper said.

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This story came to my attention via JihadWatch.org...


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1) Afghan officers arrested for smuggling weapons to Taliban: report

2) JihadWatch.org

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