Yet Again: Taliban Leader Flees in Burka

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Thursday, March 8. 2007

Yet Again: Taliban Leader Flees in Burka

This is the eighth story I have documented about Islamists using the Muslim veil as a weapon:

Burka-Clad Taliban Leader Caught as NATO Attacks

Afghan soldiers have captured a Taliban leader who tried to flee a security operation in the south dressed in a burqa, NATO said on Wednesday.

Tuesday?s capture in Kandahar province came as NATO launched a major offensive in neighbouring Helmand to secure a key hydroelectric dam and combat the opium trade.

The man was named as Mullah Mahmood and described as an expert bomb-maker. U.S.-led coalition forces also detained five more suspected militants in eastern Khost this week.

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Posted by Barak in Global Jihad at 04:13 | Comments (2) | Trackbacks (0)

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Almost, but that's the wrong picture - the guy in your picture isn't actually wearing a burka, and it looks like he's not in Afghanistan. How much more reliable is your claim if you link Al-Jezeera's article on this story?
english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/B7A06C5E-E1C9-4AFD-B28A-5AC9855E422D.htm

#1 Lauren on 2007-03-09 18:31 (Reply)

Great find--thanks!

I wonder how Al-Jazeera managed to get an inside photo of terrorist burqa wearers?

Hmmm...

#1.1 Barak on 2007-03-09 20:00 (Reply)

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