seruriermarshal
05-09-2004, 07:50 PM
U.S. Detains 35 Suspects in Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) -
U.S. forces swept through an insurgency-hit province in southeastern Afghanistan, detaining 35 Taliban suspects, including a rebel commander, a senior Afghan official said Sunday.
Hundreds of American soldiers began combing three districts of Zabul province, about 240 miles southeast of the capital, Kabul, on Friday, Gov. Khial Mohammed told The Associated Press.
"There was no resistance," Mohammed said. "All the suspected Taliban are in U.S. custody."
American troops also found weapons during the raids, which continued Sunday, Mohammed said.
Lt. Col. Michele DeWerth, a U.S. military spokeswoman in Kabul, had no immediate comment on the reported operation.
The operation netted Mullah Rozi Khan, who is believed to command Taliban militants in the province, where the U.S.-backed government of President Hamid Karzai has little control, Mohammed said.
No Afghan troops were involved in the raids, he said.
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) -
U.S. forces swept through an insurgency-hit province in southeastern Afghanistan, detaining 35 Taliban suspects, including a rebel commander, a senior Afghan official said Sunday.
Hundreds of American soldiers began combing three districts of Zabul province, about 240 miles southeast of the capital, Kabul, on Friday, Gov. Khial Mohammed told The Associated Press.
"There was no resistance," Mohammed said. "All the suspected Taliban are in U.S. custody."
American troops also found weapons during the raids, which continued Sunday, Mohammed said.
Lt. Col. Michele DeWerth, a U.S. military spokeswoman in Kabul, had no immediate comment on the reported operation.
The operation netted Mullah Rozi Khan, who is believed to command Taliban militants in the province, where the U.S.-backed government of President Hamid Karzai has little control, Mohammed said.
No Afghan troops were involved in the raids, he said.