US grabs Pakistani Taliban

artappraiser — Sat, 12 Oct 2013 19:39:51 +0000

In reply to Pakistan Taliban leader Latif Mehsud seized by US military forces

US grabs Pakistani Taliban commander from Afghan intel
By Bill Roggi, Long War Journal, oct. 11, 2013

[....] Latif and three other Taliban fighters were captured last week while traveling in the Mohammad Agha district of Logar, the governor of the province told The Associated Press. He was being escorted by the NDS, which was taking him to a headquarters for talks, when a US military team halted the convoy, detained him, and then transferred him to the US-controlled section of Bagram prison, Aimal Faizi, a spokesman for President Hamid Karzai told The Washington Post.

The Pakistani Taliban confirmed that Latif was in custody, but claimed he was "seized by the Afghan army at the Ghulam Khan border crossing in the eastern province of Khost on Oct. 5," The Washington Post reported. The Pakistani Taliban and intelligence officials claimed he "was returning from a meeting to discuss swapping Afghan prisoners for money," according to the AP.

The raid has upset Afghan officials, including Karzai. The bilateral security agreement between the US and Afghanistan has been put on hold as the Afghan government demands an end to unilateral US raids after the end of 2014, when the US and NATO officially end combat operations [.....]

Filled-out story, integrated

artappraiser — Sat, 12 Oct 2013 03:18:15 +0000

In reply to Pakistan Taliban leader Latif Mehsud seized by US military forces

Filled-out story, integrated with recent Afghan/U.S. animosity:

U.S. troops nab Pakistan Taliban commander in Afghanistan
Associated Press, Oct. 11, 2013, 4:57 PM

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US grabs Pakistani Taliban

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