Afghans have reacted angrily at the handover of key Taliban leader, Latifullah Mehsud, to Pakistan by the United States, describing the act as a violation of Afghanistan’s sovereignty.
The US confirmed the handover of three Pakistani nationals detained at the Bagram air base in Afghanistan on Saturday. The US embassy’s statement had not identified the detainees; however, two Pakistani security officials had confirmed the repatriation of Latifullah.
Latifullah had served as the deputy of the TTP chief Hakimullah Mehsood until his mysterious detention in Afghanistan’s eastern Logar province in October last year. Afghan authorities had later stated that the US Special Forces whisked away the TTP leader from the Afghan intelligence agents.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 11th, 2014.
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@Asad Khan: Complain to AFP. Your attitude is similar to people who ask why did Pakistani team won all of a sudden against Australia. There must be something fishy?
Incomplete and obscured reporting, how the reported deduced that Afghans reacted angrily, has he taking notes in local Tea shop in Kabul?
ET......
US is running with hare & hunting with hounds.
Clearly shows Afghan intentions towards TTP. US Special Forces had to "take" him from Afghan Intelligence and handed over to Pakistan like a bossy big brother.