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| Taliban Confirms American National Detained in Afghanistan |
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MON, OCT 29, 2001
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Spokesman for the Afghan Taliban militia Amir Khan Muttaqi has confirmed that an American national is under the custody of the Taliban, who had been brought to Kabul for trial, a report reaching here said on Sunday.
The spokesman said that this American national would be tried and what would be his fate is not yet clear.
"Investigations are continuing and I cannot give information about him because the issue is not yet clear," said Muttaqi.
According to the Afghan Islamic Press (AIP), a foreigner, looking like American or European, was arrested Friday night in Spin Boldak of southern Kandahar province near Pak-Afghan border.
Early reports suggested the arrested American was gathering information inside Afghanistan for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), but no independent confirmation is available so far.
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