Saturday, February 20, 2010

U.S. Intelligence Wants The Taliban's Military Commander Captured Last Week To Be In Their Custody

A man believed to be Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar in a photograph taken in 1998, given to The New York Times by a former photographer for the Taliban. New York Times

CIA Wants Baradar Sent To Afghanistan -- DAWN

WASHINGTON: The CIA wants Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar transferred to an American prison near Kabul for interrogation, US officials said.

The Taliban military chief, who was captured in Karachi earlier this month, is in Pakistan’s custody and is being interrogated mainly by ISI officials, but CIA representatives also have participated in some of these sessions.

Senior US officials, who spoke to various media outlets on the condition that they are not identified, said the Americans were not satisfied with the interrogation and wanted to take charge.

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More News On The Taliban Military Commander Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar

Pakistan: We won’t hand over the captured Taliban leaders to the U.S. -- Hot Air
CIA wants to move captive Taliban official -- Baltimore Sun
CIA is said to seek custody of a seized Taliban chief -- L.A. Times
In Pakistan Raid, Taliban Chief Was an Extra Prize -- New York Times
Mullah Baradar capture 'a lucky accident' -- Threat Matrix
CIA post in Karachi helped catch top guns of Taliban -- Dawn
CIA post intercept in Karachi behind Mullah Baradar arrest -- News Track India
Mullah Baradar: The confusion grows -- The Moderate Voice
Possible successors to captured Taliban's No. 2 -- Washington Post/AP

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