Taliban Commander Turns Self In For Reward

If all terrorists are this dumb, we need to lower the threat level.

Taliban commander turns himself in to collect $100 reward for himself By ANDY SOLTIS Last Updated: 5:30 AM, April 19, 2012Don’t laugh, he could have bought five prize goats with that money.The world’s dumbest terrorist, Mohammad Ashan, turned himself in to Afghan police and demanded a $100 reward — for capturing himself.Ashan, a Taliban commander in Paktika province, was suspected of plotting at least two improvised-explosive-device attacks on US and Afghan troops. So Afghan security forces circulated a flier with his picture and offering the reward. They plastered it all over the neighboring area of southeastern Afghanistan.But no one ever considered that Ashan would show up at a police checkpoint in Sar Howza district last week to collect.He showed incredulous security forces the wanted poster with his name, an image of his fingerprint and other identifying data.The Afghan security officers had to call US forces in to verify who the man demanding the reward was — because they didn’t believe anyone could be that stupid.“We asked him, ‘Is this you?’ ” said US Army Spc. Matthew Baker.“Yes, yes, that’s me! Can I get my award now?” he replied, according to The Washington Post.He was arrested, without collecting the money.The BBC described Ashan as a mid- to low-level Taliban commander who is not believed to have commanded a significant number of insurgents.For obvious reasons.“This guy is the Taliban equivalent of the ‘Home Alone’ burglars,” a US official said.NATO, under US command, has been conducting more operations in Paktika because it is a region with major infiltration routes to the capital, Kabul, from insurgent safe havens in Pakistan.US and other forces in the NATO contingent have tried wanted posters before, but apparently never with such success.The region where Ashan operated is known for tight-lipped villagers who are afraid to risk arrest by NATO troops or retaliation by Taliban fighters if they pass on information.So why did Ashan turn himself in?“Clearly, the man is an imbecile,” an American official said.andy.soltis@nypost.com

what a jackwagon...

we need more terrorists like him

they bagged dumb

... raise the reward to ten goats, wanna bet there is a dumber

I would have been real hesitant to pat down a confessed terrorist who is "turning himself in"

MrJoshua wrote: I would have been real hesitant to pat down a confessed terrorist who is "turning himself in"

This. I would have figured he was trying to go out with a bang.

Somewhere, at this moment, a liberal lawyer is considering defending this guy and getting him the money, along with a few more millions to compensate him for this dastardly entrapment. Poor terrorist!

In reply to 1988RedT2:

LOLZ

1988RedT2 wrote: Somewhere, at this moment, a liberal lawyer is considering defending this guy and getting him the money, along with a few more millions to compensate him for this dastardly entrapment. Poor terrorist!

dear lord stop.

Joey

Its just my opinion, but I think most of the Taliban "soldiers" probably share this IQ. "Dude! Go strap this E36 M3 to yourself and blow those guys up. You are going to get berkeleyed soooome good!"

Really?

These are the guys they put in charge of other, dumber guys.

They should have given him his $100 reward. In cigarettes.

1988RedT2 wrote: Somewhere, at this moment, a liberal lawyer is considering defending this guy and getting him the money, along with a few more millions to compensate him for this dastardly entrapment. Poor terrorist!

Somebody has to defend him...

People get convicted and sent down all the time, with or without lawyers to argue their cases.

This thread only gets funnier after a few beers. Try it out.

I would be insulted by a $100 reward.

I think the guy deserves the reward. I mean, he did capture himself. If we don't make good on our promise, other Taliban won't be as willing to turn themselves in in the future.