Coalition accidentally drops off weapons for Taliban 13/04/2008 - 15:52:55
Afghanistan’s intelligence chief said today a coalition helicopter accidentally dropped food and weapons in a remote area of southern Afghanistan where Taliban fighters recovered the supplies.
Amrullah Saleh, the head of Afghanistan’s intelligence service, told members of parliament the supplies were intended for police at a checkpoint in the southern province of Zabul.
Mr Saleh did not said how many or what kind of weapons were dropped.
His disclosure comes after a member of parliament accused the coalition of supplying the Taliban with weapons.
It was not clear whose helicopter dropped the weapons. Nato’s International Security Assistance Force and the separate US-led coalition both said today it was not theirs.
