Important Taliban figure captured in C Afghanistan

KABUL, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- An important Taliban figure and his five colleagues were arrested on Tuesday in Andar district of the central Ghazni province of Afghanistan, government official told Xinhua.
The U.S.-led coalition forces captured a doctor, who is "an important Taliban character" supporting the group financially and medically, at 7:00 a.m. local time in Andar, Tafseer Khan, the provincial police chief, told Xinhua. But he declined to reveal the details about the captive.

Local AINA TV reported Mullah Samad, an advisor to Mullah Omar, the top Taliban chief, was captured along with Samad's five colleagues on Tuesday.

However, Marcelo Calero, the coalition spokesman, told Xinhua "We checked and we don't have any reports on this (capturing)."

Ghazni police chief Khan also said a would-be suicide bomber was arrested in Kabual on Tuesday afternoon.

Andar district has been plagued by rising insurgence in the past weeks, during which Taliban militants clashed critically with government and foreign troops, causing casualties on both sides. Enditem
Xinhua