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Ten Taleban Perish As Their Mines Explode - Afghan Official

Posted on: Saturday, 5 July 2008, 06:00 CDT

Text of report by private Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press news agency

Kandahar, 5 July: Explosions have killed 10 Taleban.

Giving details of the incident to Afghan Islamic Press [AIP], the press office spokesman of the Helmand Province governor said yesterday three Taleban were killed when the mine they were planting in the central region of Musa Qala District [Helmand Province] exploded.

The spokesman added that three other Taleban members of the same group later went to the area to plant more mines, but an explosion again took place, killing all three.

According to the press office spokesman, the leader of the group, Mullah Jabar, then went to the area along with three more of his colleagues to see why the mines are exploding, but they again fall victim to an explosion and all four were killed.

The press office said that all the 10 Taleban were killed in the three explosions.

It is worth pointing out that mine planters have also been killed and wounded in the past in explosions while planting mines in various provinces. However, it was the first case that three continuous explosions killed such a large number of Taleban.

The Taleban have not yet commented on the incident.

Originally published by Afghan Islamic Press news agency, Peshawar, in Pashto 0710 5 Jul 08.

(c) 2008 BBC Monitoring South Asia. Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning. All rights Reserved.

Source: BBC Monitoring South Asia

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