Another Taliban commander has reportedly been captured by the Afghan soldiers in Afghanistan. The Taliban on the other hand has been claiming to have insurgents and suicide bombers ready to flood the army bases with violence. It is not clear which one of the two forces will come out as the stronger one, but the tug-of-war sure seems to be getting tougher and more competitive.
A senior Taliban commander has been captured by the Afghan forces at a checkpoint on Tuesday. It comes hand in hand with the NATO and Afghan forces launching a massive attack on the Taliban forces in the Afghan town of Helmand. However, the Taliban have been making claims regarding their increased number of insurgents and suicide bombers who are raring to go. Will the NATO and the Afghan troops be able to control this coming surge of insurgency, or will the Taliban be successful in coming back to power as the Afghan security crumbles?
Mullah Mahmood, who is accused of helping the Taliban detonate suicide bombs, was caught Tuesday in Kandahar province while wearing the all-encompassing Islamic veil traditionally worn here by women. He was reportedly trying to leave the Panjwayi area of Kandahar province. According to Maj. Gen. Ton van Loon, the southern commander of NATO-led troops,
The capture of this senior Taliban extremist is another indicator that a more normal life is returning to the Zhari and Panjwayi districts and a testament to the great work the (Afghan army) is achieving.
In the midst of such conflicting reports by both the Western troops and the Taliban themselves, it is hard to figure out who is the stronger party. Will the people of Afghanistan have to be once again under the rule of the fundamentalist Taliban, or will Afghanistan be able to secure a democratic future?
Via: Associated Press
