Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Afghanistan

Afghanistan Welcomes Extradition Of 14 Suspected Taliban

(RFE/RL)

27 October 2005 -- Afghan officials have welcomed the extradition of 14 suspected Taliban members from Pakistan to Afghanistan.

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October 27, 2005

The 14 men were extradited on 26 October. Afghan state television showed footage of soldiers leading them, all blindfolded, off a military transport plane at the airport in Kabul.

An Afghan presidential spokesman yesterday said Abdul Latif Hakimi, the ousted militia's one-time spokesman who was captured in Pakistan this month, was among those handed over.

Interior Ministry spokesman Yousuf Stanezai on 27 October said the extradition was a "positive development" between Pakistan and Afghanistan. He said Afghanistan hoped it would help in the "war against terrorism."

(AP/AFP)

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