Top Taliban Commander Captured

The BBC is reporting that Mullah Dadullah, reputed to be one of the top Taliban military commanders in Afghanistan has been captured. Frankly, if the description of his activities is correct, this guy sounds more like a criminal thug than a military leader. He's been sentenced to life in prison by a court in Pakistan for attempting to assassinate a politician there. Charming fellow.

Incidental, the BBC story continues to conflate a number of different incidents into one big one. Bill Roggio has a breakdown of what's really going on.

And another thing. Why does this guy's name remind me of that old, old song The Name Game? You know: Mullah, Mullah, bo bulla, banana fana fo fullah, fee fy mo Mullah, Dadullah…..