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| | Suspected financier captured |
 | | BAGRAM, Afghanistan (AP) - U.S. forces captured a man who is believed to be a top financier for Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaida network or the Taliban during an operation in southeastern Afghanistan, the military said yesterday. |
 | | Troops also detained at least eight other people and seized more than 150 Kalashnikov assault rifles, 200 explosive booby traps, a mortar, several cases of hand grenades, rocket launchers, rockets, heavy machine guns and military communications equipment, said Lt. Col. |
 | | By late afternoon, soldiers had gone through the 200 buildings in the bazaar, arresting 14 people - including the suspected financier. |
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