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Taliban commander of Andar District, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan - Captured.

November 3, 2007

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Good news appears to be the norm as reports coming out of Afghanistan continue to be generally positive. The capture of Rahmatullah is another nail in the coffin for the Taliban.

TALIBAN COMMANDER POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – A suspected militant detained Sept. 22 in an Afghan and Coalition operation in Ghazni Province has been positively identified as the former Andar District Taliban commander Rahmatullah.

“Because of his position within the Taliban hierarchy, Rahmatullah’s identity was not released until we were sure we had the correct person detained,” said Maj. Chris Belcher, Combined Joint Task Force spokesman.

According to intelligence sources, Rahmatullah was the Taliban commander of Andar District in Ghazni Province.

During his detention, Rahmatullah stated through a translator he “facilitated the travel of suicide bombers in the district to be used to target Coalition or Afghan forces.” He further admitted to receiving IED parts, remote detonators and suicide vests from a militant facilitator operating out of Miram Shah, Pakistan.

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