Guest guest Posted October 8, 2001 Report Share Posted October 8, 2001 <h3>3 Taliban 'copters seized by Pakistan</h3> KARACHI: Pakistan Monday seized three Taliban-owned gunship helicopters in a dramatic operation that marked the first major casualty of the Afghan regime following the US attacks. The choppers, flown by Taliban pilots, took off from unnamed airstrips in Paktia province - bordering the tribal areas in NWFP - and landed at a location in Kurram agency on Monday. They were immediately seized by the Pakistani authorities. This was the first Pak-US joint operation since the US forces launched military strikes against Afghanistan based terrorist networks. Authentic sources disclosed that the Taliban authorities had decided to move these helicopters from air strips in Khost and Gardez in the Paktia province once the US forces started pounding Afghanistan with missiles and bombs Sunday night. Sources said Pakistani authorities have been facing some resistance from the tribal elders in their attempt to remove these helicopters to a Pakistani air force base in the settled areas of Pakistan. Well-placed sources said that air-borne surveillance aircrafts of the US navy had picked the movement of these helicopters Monday morning and had passed this information to Pakistan with a request that the helicopters be intercepted or seized immediately. ===================================== Soon to be serviced and given to the Northern Alliance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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