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Politics : Idea Of The Day
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To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (41201)10/26/2001 5:01:46 AM
From: IQBAL LATIF  Read Replies (2) of 50167
 
This is important and hopefully wrong..The Taliban said they had surrounded 50 followers of opposition commander Abdul Haq and acclaimed his capture Friday as a major triumph, Afghan Islamic Press (AIP) news agency said.
"The siege of around 50 associates of commander Abdul Haq is continuing," a Taliban spokesman was quoted as saying by AIP. He added that there were suspicions "foreigners" were among those surrounded.
The Taliban reported that Abdul Haq, a legendary figure in the fight against the 1979-89 occupation by the Soviet Union, had been seized in the eastern town of Azro early on Friday.
A spokesman said US helicopters had gone on a bombing mission to try to save Abdul Haq.
Giving new details, an unidentified Taliban spokesman quoted by AIP, said: "This morning several helicopters searched for him at Azro and in adjoining areas but we have now sent him to Pul-i-Alam in Logar province.
"Commander Abdul Haq was trying to escape on a horse when he was arrested. We have also taken into possession two pickups and a Landcruiser from the place.
Abdul Haq "called the Americans through his satellite phone asking them for a bombardment. American planes pounded the area and two Taliban soldiers were injured and a pickup was destroyed.
"We have not arrested any foreigners but there is a possibility that they may be some foreigners among the 50 people under siege," the spokesman told AIP.
AIP said the Taliban were congratulating each other over the arrest of Abdul Haq which they consider a "major success."
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