09/17/10

From CNN


Taliban commander found hiding in oven

 

For the second time in less than a month, security forces hunting for Taliban commanders found one hiding inside an oven, officials said Thursday.

In the latest incident Tuesday, a sub-commander allegedly responsible for attacks in three districts was found hiding in a floor oven of a compound when Afghan and coalition forces raided the location in Logar province in eastern Afghanistan.

On August 31, NATO-led troops found another sub-commander hiding in an oven, breathing through a tube, the International Security Assistance Force said. The militant had allegedly returned from Pakistan recently where he trained new recruits to make bombs.

He was caught after a raid on a compound in Ghazni province in southeastern Afghanistan.

"Whether they hide in a cave or an oven, we're going to find the enemies of Afghanistan and secure peace for this country," U.S. Army Col. Rafael Torres said


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In my war, at least the Viet Cong had the dignity to hide in underground tunnels like rats and moles. What are you supposed to do with Taliban commanders that hide in ovens like a freaking pizza.

At least the platoon leader doesn't have to traumatize the smallest GI in the platoon by sending him into the tunnels with a .45 and a flashlight. Here, you just throw in a CS grenade and reclose the oven door. - Sharing the oven with a flash-bang would probably take the fight out of him too.