Twenty-five individuals were captured in an early morning raid by conducted by Afghan intelligence and international peacekeepers. The individuals are alleged to be linked to the Taliban and Al-Qaeda, but what their intentions or plots were has not been made public. It is being speculated that that terror attacks will become more likely as time draws close to the Afghan elections. Per a U.S. spokesman, the Taliban is involved in an active campaign to disrupt the elections.



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Lt. Cdr. Ken MacKillop said the raid took place between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m. in the Policharki district of the capital. He gave no details about what the men were allegedly plotting or whether it was linked to presidential elections on Oct. 9.

MacKillop said nobody was injured in the operation. Afghanistan's Intelligence Service had no comment.

Meanwhile, a spokesman for the 18,000-strong U.S.-led military coalition warned the historic election was entering a dangerous phase and the Taliban were likely to try to disrupt it, despite all the efforts of Afghan and international security forces.

"We are getting to a more dangerous time," said spokesman Maj. Scott Nelson. "As we get closer to the election we expect to see more activity. We think we've done a good job along with the government of Afghanistan to disrupt a lot of their operations, but it only takes one person with a car bomb to get in there and get lucky and do something."



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Was it not our President who said just recently that the Taliban is no longer in power in Afghanistan? Perhaps he has underestimated the scope of the situation once again, while they may not be in "power", their influence is still significant in the country.