Mullah Omar names new Taliban targets for arrest

BBC:

The Afghan Taliban say Mullah Omar has named two new deputies after the arrest of his military chief in Pakistan.

Abdul Qayuum Zakir and Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor succeed Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, who Pakistan is holding.

The aim was to send "a message that one arrest will not affect our movement", a senior Taliban leader said.

Mullah Baradar was detained in Karachi in February in what was seen as a blow to the militants as they gear up to face a major Nato offensive this year.

The militants at first denied Mullah Baradar had been caught but the Taliban spokesman, speaking by telephone from an undisclosed location in Afghanistan, confirmed the arrest.

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Hopefully, we are Pakistan will have these guys in custody shortly or alternatively they will be in the sights of a Hellfire missile.

Bill Roggio reports that Zakir if a Gitmo alum who was released in 2007.

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