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| Afghanistan |
| Hundreds of Afghan, U.S. Troops Raid Camp |
| 2003-10-14 |
| Hundreds of Afghan troops backed by U.S. soldiers and helicopters attacked a suspected Taliban hide-out, killing at least four rebels and capturing eight others. One Afghan soldier was killed and five others were wounded. Jan Mohammed Khan, governor of the central Uruzgan province, said the captured Taliban appeared to be residents of Uruzgan and the neighboring province of Zabul. The raid started Monday in the Chaar Cheno district, an area about 90 miles northeast of Kandahar that is believed to be a Taliban stronghold, after troops surrounded the suspected camp, police chief Haji Mohammed Akhtar said. It was continuing Tuesday, but Akhtar gave no other details. "We will either kill or capture these Taliban," Akhtar said. If you kill them, they can’t escape from jail later. A U.S. military spokesman at Bagram confirmed U.S. troops were involved in the raid in an e-mail. "Coalition forces in support of Afghan militia are engaged in combat operations against anti-coalition forces at this time," Col. Rodney Davis said. "We prefer not to say more while operations are ongoing." "I can say no more" On Monday, gunmen ambushed a vehicle carrying two Americans, but no injuries were reported. The attack occurred on a dirt road in the southern Zabul province when the Americans were en route to the nearby Ghazni province, said Haji Mohammed Ayub, police chief in Zabul. He did not disclose their identities and only said they were working on a road construction project in the area. "We know Taliban are behind these attacks," Ayub said. "They want to disrupt peace." |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #3 Yes, the Taliban believe that stepping on a land mine ascends you into manhood. And if you were cruel, pro-Holocaust, and Islamic enough, into the celestial Playboy suite. |
| Posted by: Atrus 2003-10-14 3:14:52 PM |
| #2 Yes, the Taliban believe that stepping on a land mine ascends you into manhood. |
| Posted by: Charles 2003-10-14 1:18:46 PM |
| #1 The Taliban is against the Western invention of the smooth road. It uspsets their purity of bodily essence. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2003-10-14 12:32:21 PM |