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| Afghans 'seize Taleban commander' | Afghans 'seize Taleban commander' |
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| Afghan officials say a senior Taleban commander has been arrested in the southern city of Kandahar. | Afghan officials say a senior Taleban commander has been arrested in the southern city of Kandahar. |
| Mullah Abdul Jabar, the Taleban deputy leader in southern Afghanistan, was on his way to Pakistan, officials said. | Mullah Abdul Jabar, the Taleban deputy leader in southern Afghanistan, was on his way to Pakistan, officials said. |
| It is in the south where the Taleban have been fighting some of their fiercest battles against international and Afghan forces. | It is in the south where the Taleban have been fighting some of their fiercest battles against international and Afghan forces. |
| A Taleban spokesman told the BBC he had no information that Mullah Abdul Jabar had been arrested. | A Taleban spokesman told the BBC he had no information that Mullah Abdul Jabar had been arrested. |
| At least two Taleban commanders have been arrested in the southern provinces in recent months. | |
| Earlier this month, Afghan police said they had captured Mullah Naqibullah, in Helmand. | |
| Fierce fighting | Fierce fighting |
| Mullah Naqibullah is a Pashtun rebel commander who has twice escaped from prison. | Mullah Naqibullah is a Pashtun rebel commander who has twice escaped from prison. |
| Two months ago Pakistani security forces captured the former commander of the Taleban in the region, Mansoor Dadullah. | Two months ago Pakistani security forces captured the former commander of the Taleban in the region, Mansoor Dadullah. |
| He had been dismissed by the Taleban leadership, which accused him of talking to foreigners. | He had been dismissed by the Taleban leadership, which accused him of talking to foreigners. |
| But he maintained he was still a member of the organisation. | But he maintained he was still a member of the organisation. |
| Despite these setbacks, southern Afghanistan remains a Taleban stronghold. | Despite these setbacks, southern Afghanistan remains a Taleban stronghold. |
| There has been fierce fighting over the weekend in a part of Kandahar province. | There has been fierce fighting over the weekend in a part of Kandahar province. |
| The Afghan ministry of defence said 15 Taleban had been killed, a claim the Taleban did not confirm. | The Afghan ministry of defence said 15 Taleban had been killed, a claim the Taleban did not confirm. |