U.S. troops kill burqa-clad Taliban jihadist

Posted by Robert on November 29, 2008 6:14 AM

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Courage. "U.S. Troops Kill Taliban Commander, Clad in Woman's Clothes," from [1] AP, November 29 (thanks to Sr. Soph):

KABUL, Afghanistan — U.S.-led coalition troops killed a Taliban commander dressed as a women [sic] during a raid in southern Afghanistan, officials said Saturday.

Soldiers killed four Taliban fighters in Friday's operation, including the Taliban commander named Haji Yakub who was dressed as a woman to evade capture, the U.S. military said in a statement....

In the Ghazni raid, the U.S. said coalition forces discovered Yakub as they questioned a group of women and children inside a compound. The Taliban commander was dressed in a burqa, a traditional robe that covers the entire body. He was killed when he "attempted to engage the force," the statement said.


Article printed from Jihad Watch: http://www.jihadwatch.org/2008/11/us-troops-kill-burqa-clad-taliban-jihadist.html

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