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Afghanistan |
Sixteen killed in Afghan unrest |
2007-03-30 |
![]() More than 80 Taliban fighters attacked a compound in the southern province of Uruzgan overnight, sparking a pitched battle that lasted six hours, the US-led coalition said. Eight Taliban and an Afghan security guard were killed, it said. Insurgents meanwhile stormed a police post north of Kandahar city overnight, provincial police chief Asmatullah Alizay said. "Two police were martyred in the attack. Taliban have abducted two other police as well," he said. In a separate incident in Kandahar, NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said it had killed five militants west of the city in an overnight operation.' A man claiming to be a local-level Taliban commander said the medical team, snatched on Tuesday, were "safe and sound". "We are making a list of our prisoners and will release them in exchange for our men in the government prisons," the purported commander named Tur Jan said by telephone from In another incident, Afghan border police arrested five militants including two foreign fighters with weapons, explosives and radios in eastern Nangarhar province, the interior ministry said. |
Posted by:Fred |
#4 Anybody besides me notice that the second row, second stiff from the left is dressed female and has a luxurious moustache? |
Posted by: Redneck Jim 2007-03-30 16:19 |
#3 I keep waiting for it to happen, but the tumbrels never seem to come out... |
Posted by: Fred 2007-03-30 14:44 |
#2 That picture is a nice reminder of what can happen in Paris when folks cross a certain line. |
Posted by: Shipman 2007-03-30 11:30 |
#1 Thank you very much Italy. A friendly reminder to mohammedans everywhere: Italians fetch the highest prices on the hostage market. |
Posted by: ed 2007-03-30 00:09 |