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To: maceng2 who wrote (15999)	1/10/2002 4:28:08 AM
From: maceng2	Respond to of 281500

Taleban Release Sparks Controversy (VOA) - Local Afghan officials have sparked a controversy by releasing seven high-ranking Taleban ministers that the United States wanted for questioning. Afghan spokesman Omar Samad says the interim government is trying to determine if releasing the Taleban ministers was appropriate. They surrendered to local Afghan commanders near the southern city of Kandahar early this week. Mr. Samad says the United States did not request their handover. He also says the men may have already left Afghanistan. U.S. General Richard Meyers says the ousted Taleban ministers were of great interest to the United States and Washington had expected them to be turned over for interrogation. The released former Taleban officials include the minister of mines, Mullah Saadudin, and the justice minister, Mullah Nooruddin Turabi), who imposed some of the Taleban's harshest edicts. Meanwhile, Afghanistan's interim leader, Hamid Karzai, called Wednesday for all Afghan factions to join together and establish a national army. The interim government also ordered all armed men, except authorized security personnel, to leave Kabul by Saturday or face being jailed. In his televised address Wednesday, Mr. Karzai also said his main economic priorities are controlling inflation, improving domestic products and increasing jobs. myafghan.com