LEON HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: Something else that secretary Rumsfeld talked about in his briefing today, a rather odd twist in this war on terrorism. Military officials say a man gave himself up to American forces in Afghanistan. They say he claims to be a high ranking member of the Taliban who has been bank rolling al Qaeda. He just walked up an turned himself in. Here is CNN's Bill Hemmer with that and more from Kandahar.</s>BILL HEMMER, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Sources here in Kandahar indicate that a leading financier within the al Qaeda network apparently late Tuesday showed up at the front gate of the air base here and literally turned himself in. Details are sketchy. The name has not been released but we do know at this point, he is being held inside the detention facility here in Kandahar. We are also told that eventually sometime soon is he expected to be transferred to air base north of Kabul known as Bagram. Many high profile detainees are being held there, including Abdul Salaam Sayif (ph) , the former Taliban ambassador to Pakistan, and Ibin Al-Sheik Al Abid (ph) , the man said to be cooperating with U.S. authorities. He is the one the White House accused of running the terrorist training camps here in Afghanistan. Also, on deck right now, 351 detainees in Kandahar, including the latest to turn himself in again yesterday. Hours ago, about 30 more detainees made their third flight on board to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Eventually within hours we do anticipate 80 to be held at the detention facility in the southeastern edge of the Cuban island. Bill Hemmer, CNN, Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Man Claiming to be High Ranking Taliban Turns Self In