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1) US Troops Raid Headquarters In Eastern Afghanistan, Arrest Government Official 2) US Troops Arrest Afghan Commander In Kabul Province 3) Three Afghan Soldiers Wounded In Mine Blast In Kandahar Province On Heels Of Two Rocket, One Bomb Attack 4) Authorities Seize Thirty Five Vehicles, But Blockade Of Khost Highway Continues 5) Twelve Policemen Injured As Hundreds Storm Police Station In Capital http://www1.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/html/uncomp/articleshow?artid=39090978 The Times Of India March 4, 2003 Associated Press US forces arrest Afghan official JALALABAD: US troops raided the compound of a security chief in eastern Afghanistan, arresting him and two others and seizing heavy weapons, an official and the security chief's son said on Sunday. Haji Ghalib, the chief of security for Ghanikhel district of Nangarhar province, was apprehended in the raid late on Saturday, a senior police official in the regional capital, Jalalabad, said on condition of anonymity. Ghanikhel is about 40 kilometers (25 miles) to the east. The official gave no reason for Ghalib's arrest. Ghalib's son, Mohammed Shafiq, said the US forces also seized missiles, mortars and a large quantity of anti-tank mines during the arrest. The two people detained along with Ghalib were not identified. ------------------------------------------------------- http://www.rferl.org/newsline/2003/03/6-SWA/swa-030303.asp Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty March 3, 2004 U.S. ARRESTS REPUTED HIZB-E ISLAMI MEMBER U.S. forces on 2 March arrested a commander of the Hizb-e Islami named Ezatullah in the Sorobi District of Kabul Province, Hindukosh news agency reported. Hindukosh cited reports that Hizb-e Islami leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has been trying to block the Kabul-Jalalabad highway in order to carry out attacks against U.S.-led coalition forces in Afghanistan. The news agency added that during the Afghan civil war in the 1990s the same man was assigned to block this highway. Hekmatyar, who has declared a jihad against U.S. forces in Afghanistan, was designated by the United States on 19 February as a terrorist. AT ------------------------------------------------------ http://www1.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/html/uncomp/articleshow?artid=39083666 The Times Of India March 4, 2003 Associated Press 3 soldiers wounded in Kandahar mine blast KANDAHAR: Three Afghan soldiers were wounded when their pickup truck ran over a land mine during a routine patrol in southern Afghanistan, police said on Sunday. The blast occurred Saturday in the Panjwai district about 30 kilometers (20 miles) southwest of Kandahar, said Ustad Nazar Jan, deputy police chief in Kandahar. The district is near a former stronghold of Afghanistan's previous rulers, the Taliban - and Jan said they were responsible. "This mine was laid down by the Taliban. They have done this type of terrorist activity several times before," Jan said. "They do not want peace in Kandahar province." There was no claim of responsibility, and officials were investigating the incident. Five soldiers were riding in the truck at the time, and one suffered a severe injury to his right leg. There have been at least two explosions in Kandahar in recent days. Two rockets exploded in central Kandahar on Friday, causing no casualties. Earlier, an explosive device went off near the home of Education Minister Dawood Barak in Kandahar. Local authorities say the Taliban and their suspected allies -likely loyalists of rebel leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar - are increasingly active in the area, carrying out guerrilla-style hit-and-run operations. Security has been a matter of grave concern outside Kabul, the capital, where thousands of international security forces maintain order. -------------------------------------------------------http://www.rferl.org/newsline/2003/03/6-SWA/swa-030303.asp Radio Free Rurope/Radio Liberty March 3, 2003 KHOST HIGHWAY CONTINUES TO BE BLOCKED The Khost-Gardayz highway, which has been blocked by the Zadran tribe since the weekend of 22-23 February remained blocked as newly appointed Afghan Deputy Defense Minister General Gul Zarak Zadran arrived in the region on 2 March, the Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press (AIP) reported on 2 March. Haji Mohammad Ali, a leader of the Zadran tribe, said the authorities in Khost have seized 35 vehicles belonging to them and have detained the drivers, adding that the participants in the blockade have "no links with Pacha Khan Zadran," AIP reported. Pacha Khan Zadran was alleged to have initiated the blockade. Mohammad Ali said the blockade will continue until all of the seized vehicles are released, authorities promise not to repeat such actions, and all checkpoints on the highway are removed, AIP reported. Mohammad Ali said he has informed General Gul Zarak Zadran of these demands. The government authorities and Pacha Khan Zadran, a major Zadran tribal leader, have been in a long-running dispute that culminated in his dismissal as the governor of Paktiya Province. ------------------------------------------------------- http://www.rferl.org/newsline/2003/03/6-SWA/swa-030303.asp Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty March 3, 2003 KABUL RESIDENTS STORM POLICE STATION Twelve police officers were injured on 1 March in clashes that erupted after a group of 300 Kabul residents stormed police station No. 14 in the Dasht-e Barchi area of Kabul, Radio Afghanistan reported. The crowd was protesting "a misunderstanding regarding an action taken by" officers at the police station, according to Afghan state radio, which did not elaborate on what the "misunderstanding" was. The report added that the demonstrators threw a hand grenade into the police station. The rioters were dispersed after Planning Minister Haji Mohammad Mohaqeq addressed the crowd, the report added. According to residents of Dasht-e Barchi cited by AP on 1 March, the clash resulted from "rumors that [police] officers raped two women." The police allegedly fired on the crowd, injuring two civilians, AP reported. Dasht-e Barchi is populated primarily by the Hazara ethnic group, to which Planning Minister Mohaqeq belongs. AT __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! 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