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Taliban commander turns self in... for reward on ‘Wanted’ poster
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Apr 17, 2012 03:26pm |
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| Author | Kevin Sieff |
| Media | Newspaper - Washington Post |
| News Date | Tuesday, April 17, 2012 02:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Sometimes, capturing a Taliban commander requires vast resources and complex operations. Last week in eastern Afghanistan, it hinged on an insurgent’s “improbable stupidity,” as one U.S. official put it.
Mohammad Ashan, a mid-level Taliban commander in Paktika province, strolled toward a police checkpoint in the district of Sar Howza with a wanted poster bearing his own face. He demanded the finder’s fee referenced on the poster: $100.
Afghan officials, perplexed by the man’s misguided motives, arrested him on the spot.
“We asked him, ‘Is this you?’ Mohammad Ashan answered with an incredible amount of enthusiasm, ‘Yes, yes, that’s me! Can I get my award now?’” recalled SPC Matthew Baker. |
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