The Australian: Taliban security chief held [December 14, 2004]
Afghan security forces have captured Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar’s personal security chief as he travelled in a van to the southern city of Kandahar, provincial officials said today.
The capture of Toor Mullah Naqibullah Khan, who headed Mullah Omar’s household security during his time in power, could help US and Afghan forces track down his boss, one of the most wanted fugitives in the US-led war on terror.
Osama bin Laden, who ran his al-Qaeda network in Afghanistan under the protection of the Taliban, is also believed to be at large in the area.
“We have arrested top Taliban figures Toor Mullah Naqibullah Khan and Mullah Qayoom Angar on the way between Arghandab and Kandahar,” a senior Kandahar security official who requested anonymity said.
“They were carrying a satellite telephone and some important documents.
“We are hopeful we will arrest more Taliban figures and we hope that we can arrest their leader, Mullah Omar.”
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With the latest capture, security forces have picked up 19 militants since Saturday night, including the brother of a former Taliban governor of Kandahar.
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They were picked up following a tip-off from a Taliban insider, a security official said.
Afghan security forces have captured Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar’s personal security chief as he travelled in a van to the southern city of Kandahar, provincial officials said today.
The capture of Toor Mullah Naqibullah Khan, who headed Mullah Omar’s household security during his time in power, could help US and Afghan forces track down his boss, one of the most wanted fugitives in the US-led war on terror.
Osama bin Laden, who ran his al-Qaeda network in Afghanistan under the protection of the Taliban, is also believed to be at large in the area.
“We have arrested top Taliban figures Toor Mullah Naqibullah Khan and Mullah Qayoom Angar on the way between Arghandab and Kandahar,” a senior Kandahar security official who requested anonymity said.
“They were carrying a satellite telephone and some important documents.
“We are hopeful we will arrest more Taliban figures and we hope that we can arrest their leader, Mullah Omar.”
[…]
With the latest capture, security forces have picked up 19 militants since Saturday night, including the brother of a former Taliban governor of Kandahar.
[…]
They were picked up following a tip-off from a Taliban insider, a security official said.
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