'Revered elder' in Taliban-affiliated group is captured
(NEWSER) - NATO says it captured a leader of the Haqqani network, the militant group that has emerged as major anti-American player in Afghanistan and Pakistan. ("The Sopranos of the Afghanistan war," as the New York Times described the clan in a previous profile .) Haji Mali Khan reportedly oversaw the group's operations in Afghanistan, and forces seized him in a border region this week, reports Reuters . The Haqqanis are linked to the Taliban and al-Qaeda, and the US has accused Pakistan's ISI intelligence agency of helping the group. (More on the back and forth of accusations here .) More»
