KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - Five Taliban were arrested at a checkpoint in northern Kabul as they tried to sneak into the city, a police official said Sunday. <br>
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Two taxi drivers also were arrested Saturday, along with the five men, according to district deputy chief Said Mohammed Azim. <br>
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Azim said the five Taliban told police they had been hiding out in rugged Baghlan province, where they fled after fighting against northern alliance troops in northern Kunduz province. <br>
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It was not known whether the five, all Afghans, had any links to Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida network, police said. <br>
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``They were all mixed together during the fighting, so we don't know,'' Azim said. The men were being questioned, he said. <br>
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On Friday, two Pakistanis suspected of Taliban links were arrested in Kabul and were being questioned by police. <br>
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``We asked the mullahs (religious leaders) to please refrain from giving refuge to al-Qaida or Talibs,'' Azim said. ``I'm optimistic our people will cooperate with their government.''
