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Iraqi, Iranian and Pakistani 'terrorists' seized in Afghanistan
Middle East Times ^
| February 1, 2006
Posted on 02/01/2006 9:18:01 PM PST by jmc1969
Counter-terrorism police have arrested an Iraqi, an Iranian and three Pakistanis allegedly planning attacks in insurgency-hit southern Afghanistan, the interior ministry said on Wednesday.
The men had entered Afghanistan's Nimroz province from neighboring Iran, ministry spokesman Yousuf Stanizai said.
"They are all terrorists. They had crossed illegally into Nimroz from Iran and wanted to go to other provinces to carry out terrorist attacks," he said.
"They all had documents proving their identities. The investigation is ongoing."
Stanizai said that the Iraqi, whose name was not disclosed, was on his way to southern Kandahar province.
The province is a hotbed of an insurgency that erupted after the Taliban government was ousted in late 2001. It has suffered frequent suicide and car bomb attacks that officials often blame on foreigners allied with the Taliban.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News
KEYWORDS: gnfa; gwot; oef
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posted on
02/01/2006 9:18:02 PM PST
by
jmc1969
To: Cap Huff; Straight Vermonter; Dog; Coop; AdmSmith; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Wiz; Calpernia; Deetes
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posted on
02/01/2006 9:21:48 PM PST
by
jmc1969
To: jmc1969
We seem to be getting excellent intel in Afghanistan lately.
Notice that they were not caught in the act or anything merely caught after entering the country. Either there was some intel that they were coming or locals reported suspicious people in town. Either way a good win for our side.
To: Straight Vermonter; Marine_Uncle
The Iranians coming into Iraq and Afghanistan to work with al-Qaeda to fight the US dispels the lonstanding notion that Shia would not work with al-Qaeda.
Also, I think Zarqawi has been sending a decient amount of men and money into Afghanistan to get his new insurgent group there calling itself "al-Qaeda in Afghanistan" off the ground. That might be a place he is thinking about fleeing to if things continue going downhill for him in Iraq.
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posted on
02/01/2006 9:37:03 PM PST
by
jmc1969
To: ducks1944; Ragtime Cowgirl; Alamo-Girl; TrueBeliever9; maestro; TEXOKIE; My back yard; djreece; ...
Counter-terrorism police have arrested an Iraqi, an Iranian and three Pakistanis allegedly planning attacks in insurgency-hit southern Afghanistan, the interior ministry said on Wednesday. The men had entered Afghanistan's Nimroz province from neighboring Iran, ministry spokesman Yousuf Stanizai said.
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posted on
02/01/2006 9:57:19 PM PST
by
Calpernia
(Breederville.com)
To: Straight Vermonter
Hope so. My cousin is in Afghanistan.
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posted on
02/01/2006 10:45:23 PM PST
by
sageb1
(This is the Final Crusade. There are only 2 sides. Pick one.)
To: Calpernia
OOpsie. Someone said something.
To: Calpernia
To: jmc1969
"The men had entered Afghanistan's Nimroz province from neighboring Iran, ministry spokesman Yousuf Stanizai said." They come from a place which has been exporting Islamic terrorism for 25 years, Iran.
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posted on
02/02/2006 12:23:20 AM PST
by
M. Espinola
(Freedom is Never Free)
To: jmc1969
"That might be a place he is thinking about fleeing to if things continue going downhill for him in Iraq."
That does make sense. He can't return to Jordan. He is not welcome in Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman etc.. So the most remote area in Afghanistan at least affords him temparary refuge. And he can at least sneak over the northern Iraqi/Iranian border then work his way into A. He may be fearful at this point in attempting to cross into Syria with the constantly improving border control and increasing opposition al-Qaeda faces in the rivertine towns. Surely he is not welcome in southern Iraq after killing so many Shia. So he probably would have less chance of a successful crossing in lower eastern Iraq into Iran. Just a guess.
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posted on
02/02/2006 10:16:40 AM PST
by
Marine_Uncle
(Honor must be earned)
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