Taliban leader caught in a burqa
A senior Taliban commander has been captured by Afghan troops in the southern province of Kandahar as he tried to escape a Nato manhunt disguised as a woman in a burqa.The man was identified by Nato on Wednesday as Mullah Mahmood and described as an “extremist commander and suicide attack facilitator” for the province.
Soldiers at a checkpoint in the area “spotted the oddity” on Tuesday when the man identified as Mahmood tried to pass them hidden under the garment, which has a grille over the face, the International Security Assistance Force said in a statement.
Heh. Thats got to be a hard one to live down.
On a more serious note, the very fact that he had to try to escape, and that he was caught by Afghan troops are both very good signs.
Is there an Islamic law against cross-dressing? This would make great anti-Taliban propaganda.