Wednesday, July 07, 2010

Pakistan Arrests Taliban Chief Mullah Omar: Reports

The Pakistani spy agency detained the leader of the Afghan Taliban insurgents, Mullah Mohammed Omar in Karachi, unconfirmed reports say

Detention of the Afghan Taliban leader is neither confirmed by Pakistani officials nor by the Pentagon.

A spokesperson for the Taliban, Qari Yusuf Ahmadi, has rejected the news of Mullah Muhammad Omar’s arrest and has said that he is safe and sound and in full command of his fighters, according to the reports.

The unconfirmed report is published, while an influential US Senator, John McCain in his visit to Afghanistan called the success of the Kandahar push, success of the Afghan war.

The Kandahar operation is expected to oust the Taliban out of their southern strongholds and to establish central government control in the province.

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