Mullah Omar has eluded capture ever since the end of the Taliban's regime in November 2001, presumably hiding in the mountainous region along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border while conducting a war against the democratic government that replaced his bloody and barbaric rule. Now a captured Taliban spokesman has pinpointed him specifically to a compound run by the Pakistani intelligence service:

Taleban leader Mullah Omar is living in Pakistan under the protection of its ISI intelligence agency, a captured Taleban spokesman has said.

The spokesman, Muhammad Hanif, made the apparent confession to Afghan agents who videotaped the questioning.

Mr Hanif is seen sitting in a dimly-lit room telling agents that Mullah Omar is in the city of Quetta. Correspondents confirm the voice is his.

The Pakistanis are in full denial mode, but the Afghan security service has a full-press distribution effort in promoting this video. They are intent on showing that the Pakistanis, or at least the ISI, has not ended support of the Taliban even five years after 9/11. Hamid Karzai made similar charges last year, but it was dismissed as an easy charge in a contentious relationship, but now he has more compelling evidence for that position.

The Afghan intel service also claims that they found anthrax in the house where they arrested him. That certainly will pique the curiosity of American intelligence, which might want to compare the strain to see where it originated -- and whether it matches the strain used in the attacks here in the US.

Allahpundit at Hot Air notes that American military analysts, in documents purchased by ABC news from an Afghan national in front of Bagram AFB, essentially agree with Hanif. If so, perhaps we should make an effort to discover his exact location for ourselves and do what the Pakistanis apparently won't.

CORRECTION: They found anthrax in the house where they arrested Hanif. I wrote that they found Hanif in the house where they arrested him ... thanks to Gerry in the comments for the correction.

Trackback Pings

TrackBack URL for this entry is

Listed below are links to weblogs that reference A Guest Of The ISI:

» A Guest Of The ISI from Bill's Bites
Bombshell: Spokesman says Mullah Omar being sheltered by Pakistani intel Allahpundit Yeah, but who’d believe a filthy terrorist’s filthy mouthpiece? In this case? Me, that’s who.Fugitive Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar is alive and well and l... [Read More]

Tracked on January 17, 2007 1:52 PM

» Mullah Omar hiding in Pakistan? from Public Secrets: from the files of the Irishspy
According to the BBC, the one-eyed fascist is under the protection of Pakistan's intelligence service, the ISI: Taleban leader Mullah Omar is living in Pakistan under the protection of its ISI intelligence agency, a captured Taleban spokesman has said.... [Read More]

Tracked on January 17, 2007 2:13 PM