Post by peterd on Oct 12, 2013 14:24:44 GMT -8
Latif Mehsud was captured by U.S. forces in a military operation
By Patrick Quinn
Associated Press
KABUL, Afghanistan — The U.S. confirmed on Friday that American troops are holding a senior Pakistani Taliban commander, a blow to the Pakistani Taliban who have waged a decadelong insurgency against Islamabad and were responsible for the failed 2010 attempt to detonate a bomb in New York's Times Square.
Latif Mehsud, a leader of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP, was captured by U.S. forces in a military operation, Marie Harf, deputy spokeswoman for the U.S. State Department, said in Washington.
www.military1.com/taliban/article/406771-troops-capture-pakistani-taliban-commander
By Patrick Quinn
Associated Press
KABUL, Afghanistan — The U.S. confirmed on Friday that American troops are holding a senior Pakistani Taliban commander, a blow to the Pakistani Taliban who have waged a decadelong insurgency against Islamabad and were responsible for the failed 2010 attempt to detonate a bomb in New York's Times Square.
Latif Mehsud, a leader of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP, was captured by U.S. forces in a military operation, Marie Harf, deputy spokeswoman for the U.S. State Department, said in Washington.
www.military1.com/taliban/article/406771-troops-capture-pakistani-taliban-commander
