US COMES UP EMPTY IN SEARCH FOR OMAR CLERIC REPORTEDLY RIDES OFF; TWO OTHER TALIBAN DETAINED

From: The Boston Globe | Date: January 6, 2002| Author: Elizabeth Neuffer and Colin Nickerson, Globe Staff | Copyright information

KABUL, Afghanistan - Mullah Mohammed Omar, the Muslim cleric who is No. 2 on the American target list, has evaded a manhunt and vanished from the mountainous area in which he was believed to be hiding, Afghan officials said yesterday.

They said Omar had fled the region around the hamlet of Baghran, in south-central Afghanistan, possibly roaring out on a motorcycle. The team of US Army Special Forces and anti-Taliban Afghan troops who had been searching for him gave up the hunt and left...

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