'Bribes' free top Taleban leader

[Eugene]

Source: BBC News

Last Updated: Tuesday, 8 January 2008, 13:55 GMT

'Bribes' free top Taleban leader
By Alastair Leithead
BBC News, Kabul

A Taleban commander in Afghanistan responsible for
leading attacks on British troops says he has been
freed from prison after paying a bribe.

Mullah Sorkh Naqaibullah told the BBC he paid $15,000
(£7,500) to the Afghan authorities to win his freedom.

It was the third time that the leader, known as the "Red
Mullah", had been captured and released, he said.

Mullah Naqaibullah operates in Helmand province, where
there is a large concentration of British troops.

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Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7176807.stm

[bemildred]

1. This guy needs to wise up, say he is making "campaign contributions"

of "donations to charity" or something like that.

[km7368]

2. is this surprising?

This region is so corrupted, this is not surprising in any way, just unfortunate.