Two British 'Terror Suspects' Held in Afghanistan

[Babur]

Apparently they wished to establish contact with militants and perhaps train for a terrorist operation back in the UK.However this looks very suspicious indeed since Lashkar Gah is definitely one place most people would choose to avoid since it is the capital of Helmand Province which has been where much heavy fighting has taken place

Two Britons arrested in Afghanistan


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Two Britons have been arrested in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has said.

The MoD said a male and a female had been detained in a joint operation between local forces and UK troops.

Some reports say they were arrested in Helmand province, but an Afghan source told the BBC they were arrested at a hotel in Herat.

The Britons are currently being held in a secure facility in Kandahar for questioning.

Nato forces in Afghanistan usually hold suspects for up to 96 hours before they are freed or sent to local authorities.

However, this can be extended in certain cases.

BBC security correspondent Gordon Corera said: "The two Britons picked up in Herat in recent days are believed to have gone to Afghanistan from the UK.

"They may have been under suspicion here and it's thought they had gone out to Afghanistan probably to make contacts."

He said they may have met people, potentially militants, with a view towards training and then carrying out some kind of attack back in the UK - but that is not certain.

And the BBC's Bilal Sarwary, in Kabul, quoted an Afghan intelligence official in Herat as saying: "Our agents played a key role in the arrests. Both were staying at a local hotel in the city."

The source added that the pair had dual citizenship but were not Afghans.

Stern test
In a statement, the MoD said: "We can confirm that two British passport holders were detained in an ISAF operation conducted jointly last week by UK forces with Afghans in support.

"Detention operations are a vital element of protecting UK, ISAF and Afghan forces and Afghan civilians from those who are assessed to pose a threat regardless of their nationality.

"All detention operations in Afghanistan carried out under the remit of the UN mandated International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), which includes those conducted by British Forces, are conducted in accordance with international law and strict policy frameworks.

"No further information will be released at this stage."

The Foreign Office said embassy staff were "providing assistance".

Meanwhile, Herat was handed from Nato to Afghan control on Thursday. There was not thought to be any link between this planned event and the arrests.

It comes a day after responsibility for security in Lashkar Gah, the capital of volatile Helmand province, was handed to Afghan forces.

In recent days Nato handed over the relatively peaceful province of Bamiyan and the eastern town of Mehtar Lam.

But analysts say that maintaining stability in Lashkar Gah will be the sternest test yet for local forces.

The handover is seen as a critical step in a transition of power before foreign troops end combat operations in 2014.

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[s.rwitt]

Hardly surprising. In Sangin we heard reports of dead insurgents with the logos of British soccer teams tattooed on their arms and detainees with British accents.

[Babur]

Hardly surprising. In Sangin we heard reports of dead insurgents with the logos of British soccer teams tattooed on their arms and detainees with British accents.

what are they doing there though? Britain is at war with the Taliban

I wonder where those dead insurgents were from originally

[legate]

These guys want to fight the British because they feel its their duty in what they see as a 'holy war'.

Its been in the news for a while that British muslims have been visiting A-Stan for training and such as well as fighting NATO forces.

[Caduet]

dead insurgents with the logos of British soccer teams tattooed on their arms

And people say britain's muslims don't integrate lol

[s.rwitt]

I heard similar things from a LAPD detective that briefed us before the deployment. He was brought in to patrol with 40 commando and assist in the investigative side of things. Apparently they came from the same neighborhoods that spawn the likes of the 7/7 bombers and had been radicalized by some of the crazy imams you guys have over there.

[Babur]

I heard similar things from a LAPD detective that briefed us before the deployment. He was brought in to patrol with 40 commando and assist in the investigative side of things.

do any American citizens also go to fight alongside the Taliban?

Apparently they came from the same neighborhoods that spawn the likes of the 7/7 bombers and had been radicalized by some of the crazy imams you guys have over there.

British Pakistanis right?

[mrmouth]

I heard similar things from a LAPD detective that briefed us before the deployment. He was brought in to patrol with 40 commando and assist in the investigative side of things. Apparently they came from the same neighborhoods that spawn the likes of the 7/7 bombers and had been radicalized by some of the crazy imams you guys have over there.

When Britain is on the short list of countries in the entire world (including Western Europe) that actually allows radical Islamic doctrine to be printed and sold, while most of the Muslim world (including Iran) does not, then you have to ask yourself how in the world you got to that level of pandering.

Ive seen it with my own eyes. A bookstore near the tower of London that had an entire section of radical Islamic nonsense. Most of it being anti-US. Maybe they would pay attention if it was anti-UK.

And it wasn't a Muslim neighborhood either.

[mongrel]

When Britain is on the short list of countries in the entire world (including Western Europe) that actually allows radical Islamic doctrine to be printed and sold, while most of the Muslim world (including Iran) does not, then you have to ask yourself how in the world you got to that level of pandering.

Ive seen it with my own eyes. A bookstore near the tower of London that had an entire section of radical Islamic nonsense. Most of it being anti-US. Maybe they would pay attention if it was anti-UK.

And it wasn't a Muslim neighborhood either.

I believe the turner Diaries are freely available in the US. And a number of neo-nazi and racist websites. It would be an enormous help to the planet if they were closed down, but of course America sees free speech as sacred.

[Prosaic Visitant]

I believe the turner Diaries are freely available in the US. And a number of neo-nazi and racist websites. It would be an enormous help to the planet if they were closed down, but of course America sees free speech as sacred.

Banning naughty stuff doesn't purify the unclean. Also, if we start banning, where does the line end? Ban jokes about women, they;re sexist; ban porn, more sexism; ban Christmas, not everyone's Christian; ban euthanasia sites, my government doesn't like it; ban anti-government blogs, it promotes separatism; ban any song/ movie/ show/ site/ game that portrays women, gays, ethnic minorities in a non-positive light.

[Simon Cashmere]

I believe the turner Diaries are freely available in the US. And a number of neo-nazi and racist websites. It would be an enormous help to the planet if they were closed down, but of course America sees free speech as sacred.

That's because it is sacred. You were in another thread going on about the virtues of the US constitution, yet this is one you don't like. Of course you don't, you want people to think as you do, or otherwise stop them from talking.

I am completely for free speech - I hope Anjem Chaudry never stops talking.

[s.rwitt]

There's that Azzam the American douche bag and John Walker Lindh from back in the day, so I'm sure there have been others.

[legate]

British Pakistanis right?

Yeah they go back their to 'visit family', get lost in the mountains and end up passing their terror training exam

[Babur]

There's that Azzam the American douche bag and John Walker Lindh from back in the day, so I'm sure there have been others.

I wonder how they reach these places though

Yeah they go back their to 'visit family', get lost in the mountains and end up passing their terror training exam

maybe the terror training camps there have TCEs (Terrorist Certificate Of Education)

[Gumpfendorfer]

[QUOTE]

I wonder how they reach these places though

Uuhm, by taking a plane??

[Pielstick]

As much as I despise these traitors to the country that gave them far more security, rights and privileges than the country of their parents/grandparents - I respect the fact they had the balls to pick up a gun and go and fight for what they believe in.

Unlike the dispicable spineless scum who protest whenever a soldier's body is brought home.

[Simon Cashmere]

As much as I despise these traitors to the country that gave them far more security, rights and privileges than the country of their parents/grandparents - I respect the fact they had the balls to pick up a gun and go and fight for what they believe in.

Unlike the dispicable spineless scum who protest whenever a soldier's body is brought home.

I suppose, at least then you have the opportunity of killing them with taxpayer dollars, which is always a good thing. However, these people should be charged with treason and hung.

Of course they wont be. Pity.

[Shneckie]

As much as I despise these traitors to the country that gave them far more security, rights and privileges than the country of their parents/grandparents - I respect the fact they had the balls to pick up a gun and go and fight for what they believe in.

Unlike the dispicable spineless scum who protest whenever a soldier's body is brought home.

Don't discount the possibility that they could be the same people.

[Babur]

Uuhm, by taking a plane??

to Pakistan first right?

[legate]

to Pakistan first right?

Yeah and then they make their way across into Afganistan or in some cases stay in Pakistan.