Afghanistan: 2 Taliban Leaders Caught
Special forces from the American-led coalition captured two high-level Taliban commanders in weekend operations in the south, a military statement said. The two, Abdul Hafiz Majid, the former police chief of Kandahar, the spiritual home of the Taliban movement, and Mohammad Daoud, a commander from the province, were captured in raids on two compounds. "We have evidence indicating that they were supplying arms to insurgents, conducting rocket attacks on the military, attacking nongovernmental aid organizations helping Afghanistan build a national infrastructure, funding ambushes and trafficking opium," the statement said. Carlotta Gall (NYT)
