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| Afghanistan | ||
| Afghan Troops Kill 84 Taliban, Capture Leader Mullah Salam | ||
| 2003-09-06 | ||
| Afghan forces in the southern province of Zabul captured five fugitive Taliban militants, including an insurgent leader, after a battle that killed scores of rebels, a regional Afghan commander said Saturday. Another victory for Islam’s army - the Taliban (/sarcasm off LH) The U.S. military said it could confirm that at least 84 enemy fighters were killed in action. we found 168 arms, so....... The main Afghan commander in Zabul province, Haji Saifullah Khan, said his troops patrolling the district of Mizan, 25 miles northwest of the provincial capital, Qalat, captured the Taliban fighters late Friday. The captives included a junior rebel commander identified as Mullah Salam. "Mullah Salam was injured and he was taken away in a U.S. helicopter," Khan said without elaborating. bye bye! Say hello to Bagram then Gitmoooooo The fleeing Taliban were retreating from Dai Chopan — the Zabul district that was the scene of some of the heaviest fighting since the U.S.-led coalition ousted the ruling hard-line Islamic militia in late 2001. run away! run away! victory! Khan said hundreds of Afghan National Army troops are expected to be deployed in Zabul province next week to maintain security. Meanwhile, U.S. troops remained in Dai Chopan and in eastern Paktika province, bordering Pakistan, searching for Taliban holdouts in an operation dubbed "Mountain Viper." Although Afghan officials claimed victory Wednesday after a nine-day battle in Dai Chopan, the U.S. military said it considers the operations ongoing.
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