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| Afghans 'seize key al-Qaeda man' | Afghans 'seize key al-Qaeda man' |
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| US and Afghan forces say they have captured a high-ranking al-Qaeda figure in eastern Afghanistan. | US and Afghan forces say they have captured a high-ranking al-Qaeda figure in eastern Afghanistan. |
| The man - named as Abu Nasir al-Qahtani by unidentified US officials and a Pakistani newspaper - is said to have been captured in the city of Khost. | The man - named as Abu Nasir al-Qahtani by unidentified US officials and a Pakistani newspaper - is said to have been captured in the city of Khost. |
| US military officials said last week that a known al-Qaeda operative had been arrested in Khost. | US military officials said last week that a known al-Qaeda operative had been arrested in Khost. |
| Mr Qahtani escaped last year from the US prison at Bagram in Afghanistan with three other suspected militants. | Mr Qahtani escaped last year from the US prison at Bagram in Afghanistan with three other suspected militants. |
| One of the four Bagram escapees, Omar al-Farouq, was killed in a shoot-out with British troops in Basra, Iraq, in September. | One of the four Bagram escapees, Omar al-Farouq, was killed in a shoot-out with British troops in Basra, Iraq, in September. |
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| Pakistan's The News daily reports that Mr Qahtani was among six militants arrested in Khost last week. | Pakistan's The News daily reports that Mr Qahtani was among six militants arrested in Khost last week. |
| US military spokesman Lt Col Paul Fitzpatrick on Monday declined to confirm any names. | US military spokesman Lt Col Paul Fitzpatrick on Monday declined to confirm any names. |
| However the US TV channel CNN quoted unnamed US officials as saying Mr Qahtani's had been detained. | However the US TV channel CNN quoted unnamed US officials as saying Mr Qahtani's had been detained. |