BBC: Top Taleban spokesman 'arrested'

[Eugene]

Last Updated: Tuesday, 16 January 2007, 13:34 GMT

Top Taleban spokesman 'arrested'

Afghan intelligence agents say they have arrested a leading spokesman
for the Taleban near the Pakistan border.

Intelligence service spokesman Sayed Ansari named him as Dr Muhammad Hanif,
who has been speaking for Afghanistan's former rulers since October 2005.

Mr Ansari told the Associated Press the spokesman had been detained on Monday.
He did not say where he is being held.

Dr Hanif's capture, if confirmed, would be a notable success for the Afghan
government as it battles the Taleban.

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Full article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6267411.stm

From the Associated Press...

Purported Taliban spokesman arrested in Afghanistan, intelligence service says

The Associated Press
Published: January 16, 2007

KABUL, Afghanistan: Afghan intelligence agents arrested a purported Taliban spokesman
after he crossed into the country from Pakistan, a spokesman for the agency said Tuesday.

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U.S. military and NATO officials said they were not aware of the arrest and could not
immediately comment on it.

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Full article: http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/01/16/asia/AS-GEN-Afghan-Taliban-Arrest.php

[acmavm]

1. Notable success if this guy was arrested? How many frigging

people has he killed with his mouth????????????????????

[fasttense]

6. And how many people have the bushes killed with their

mouthpieces like Limpball, O'Lielly, Fox, Washington Times and the list goes on and on.

[fasttense]

7. Dupe deleted

[soothsayer]

2. we should have stopped the taliban from destroying the Bamiyan

Buddhas and we wouldn't still be fussing with these jerks.

[rocktivity]

3. What's with the quotes? Was he arrested or not?

And isn't that like arresting Tony Snow?

:headbang:
rocknation

[Eugene]

4. A govt. spokesman said it but the ID is not confirmed.

BBC frequently uses quotes in its headlines when they use the statements of others.
The Associated Press broke the story and they too are using words like "alleged."

[uppityperson]

5. and catching a spokesman is important, how?

[annabanana]

8. Isn't this like nabbing Baghdad Bob?

Can we swipe Tony Snow at the next presser?