TALIBAN CRACKS DOWN ON PALESTINIANS

LONDON [MENL] -- The ruling Taliban movement is said to have closed aPalestinian military camp in Afghanistan as part of a crackdown on Arabinsurgents who have used the country as a training ground for Islamicattacks around the world. The London-based A-Sharq Al Awsat daily reported on Thursday thatTaliban has launched a campaign against the thousands of Arab insurgents inAfghanistan. The newspaper said Taliban authorities have arrested andimprisoned several key insurgents and threatened others with detention.