March 15, 2004

Mountain manhunt nets top Taliban

Three Taliban commanders have been arrested and 12 of the movement's fighters killed as the American military launched an operation in southern Afghanistan aimed at capturing militants, including Osama bin Laden.The leaders were captured in Zabul, a lawless province in the south where remnants of the ousted regime are fighting for control by bribing and intimidating the local population. The operation, called Mountain Storm, is backed by air support and was launched a week ago as the US-led coalition intensified its hunt for bin Laden along the Pakistani border.The Taliban commanders were captured during a joint US-Afghan search for a former Taliban provincial governor. The 12 guerrillas were killed in an air strike in the southern province of Kandahar last Thursday.

If Osama's still alive--which I don't think he is--Task Force 121 is going to get him!
Great work, guys and keep it up!