October 12, 2009

Yet Another Taliban Spokesman Advised Not to Drop the Soap

Hey Bashir Qinaat, watch out for the cornhole buddy. Rantburg:

Afghan forces have arrested four Taliban insurgents, including a Taliban spokesman, in western Afghanistan, officials said on Sunday. Bashir Qinaat, who was claiming responsibility for multiple insurgent attacks on behalf of the Taliban, was captured in a military operation in the Guzara district of the western Herat province.

Mr Qinaat has been accused of having ties with the Al Qaeda network and other sources funding the insurgency in Afghanistan, said Gen Jalandar Shah Behnam, Commander of Afghan Army in western Afghanistan.

The detained Taliban media man has links with two other purported Taliban spokesmen in the restive southern Afghan region, Gen Behnam added.

Note to Qari Youssef Mohammad and Dr. Talib Mujahideen: your days are numbered.

By Rusty Shackleford, Ph.D. at 11:08 AM | |