Via Reuters: Afghans arrest Taliban commander
Afghan forces have arrested a senior Taliban commander accused of leading attacks against Afghan and U.S.-led troops based in the west of the country, a defense ministry spokesman said on Sunday.Haji Sultan, a division commander for the Taliban, was arrested with Mullah Mohammad Rahim, another senior Taliban official, in the western province of Farah on Saturday, said the spokesman, Zahir Azimy.
“Haji Sultan was on the U.S. military black list and we handed him over to them for investigation,” Azimy said.
Good deal.
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