Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
US hands over senior Taliban commander to Pakistan
Source: AP-Excite
By REBECCA SANTANA
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The U.S. military in Afghanistan says it has handed over three Pakistani detainees to Islamabad, including one who Pakistan intelligence officers say is a senior Taliban commander.
The U.S. did not name the prisoners but two Pakistani intelligence officials say Latif Mehsud was among them. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.
The U.S. said in a statement Sunday that the transfer happened Saturday.
FULL story at link.
Read more: http://apnews.excite.com/article/20141207/as--pakistan-1b33e3f0da.html
3 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
= new reply since forum marked as read
