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| Afghanistan | |
| Up to 40 Taliban Guerrillas Are Killed in a Major Defeat | |
| 2003-06-05 | |
| Up to 40 Taliban guerrillas and seven Afghan government soldiers have been killed in the Taliban's worst defeat since it was driven from power by an American-led coalition in 2001. The seven-hour battle took place on Wednesday in southern Afghanistan, about 20 miles northeast of the border town of Spin Boldak, the main crossing point to Pakistan, a senior government official in Spin Boldak, told Reuters today. "We surrounded an entire group of Taliban and killed about 40 of them after heavy fighting," the official, Syed Fazal Din Agha, said. Troops were sent in after the guerrillas attacked the district commissioner's office in the Loi Karez area. Seven soldiers were killed, he said. Yep, they got kilt by Afghansoldiers.
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| Posted by:growler |
| #9 Bury them in bacon and set an ambush for whomever tries to dig them up and bury them properly. To quick to dismiss the preview. |
| Posted by: Yank 2003-06-05 14:14:00 |
| #8 This is the story I reported yesterday. There were about 100 Afghan troops involved, they lost 7 men and killed all 40 Taliban. Good job. |
| Posted by: Steve 2003-06-05 14:13:47 |
| #7 Bury them in bacon and set an ambush for whomever tries to dig them up and buy them properly. |
| Posted by: Yank 2003-06-05 14:12:46 |
| #6 Ants an' vultures gotta eat too... |
| Posted by: mojo 2003-06-05 13:48:18 |
| #5 an even more fascinating twist - from the BBC "After a fierce battle near the southern Afghan border town of Spin Boldak, Afghan officials sent more than 20 bodies over the border, saying they were not Afghans. They were among at least 46 people killed in the battle. But Pakistan has refused to accept them, saying they are not Pakistanis and warning that the Afghan refusal to take back the bodies may spark tension in the border region. " reportedly the bodies are still lying in the open. |
| Posted by: liberalhawk 2003-06-05 13:42:19 |
| #4 About a week or so ago, I noted that the Afghan army had grown to include an armored battalion as well as six or seven light infantry battalions. This is a result. Please also note that the death toll is one-sided, as I would expect with U.S. trained troops. |
| Posted by: Chuck 2003-06-05 13:28:40 |
| #3 Clearly some of that aid money is getting results! |
| Posted by: Steve White 2003-06-05 22:00:51 |
| #2 Save The Pygmies! Send these fast food orders to Congo |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-06-05 21:45:35 |
| #1 Leave 'em in the open. It's a nice welcome mat tor the jihadists crossing over from Pakland. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2003-06-05 15:48:36 |