November 13, 2006
Reuters: KABUL, Nov 13 - U.S. forces in Afghanistan have captured an al Qaeda operative who escaped from the main U.S. military prison in the country last year, a Pakistani newspaper reported on Monday.Also MrAbu Nasir al-Qahtani can now expect a to be tried by the recently authorized military courts.The man, identified as Abu Nasir al-Qahtani, was captured recently in the southeastern Afghan province of Khost, the News newspaper said, citing Taliban supporters in the Pakistani border region of North Waziristan.
The U.S. military said on Nov. 6 a "known al Qaeda operative and five other extremists" had been captured during an operation near Khost town early that day.
It did not identify any of those captured. A U.S. military spokesman on Monday referred queries to the U.S. Department of Defence.
Al-Qahtani has been referred to in some news reports as Mohammad Jafar Jamal al-Kahtani.
Four Arab al Qaeda militants escaped from the heavily fortified U.S. detention centre at Bagram air base, the U.S. military's main base in Afghanistan, 50 km (30 miles) north of Kabul, on July 11 last year.
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Posted by: Garduneh Mehr at November 13, 2006 06:09 PM (pJzYI)
Posted by: Randman at November 13, 2006 06:21 PM (Sal3J)
Should not have even admitted his capture - lots easier to 'interview' when you don't have to produce an undamaged interviewee later.
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