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| Taliban command cell destroyed in Afghanistan |
| 2006-03-24 |
| Afghan army units destroyed a suspected command cell of the Taliban militia in an operation in the central province of Uruzgan, carried out with the support of coalition forces, the U.S. military command said. Six fighters were killed in the incident yesterday in an area where Taliban operatives have bases, the Combined Forces Command - Afghanistan said on its Web site. Afghan soldiers recovered materials ``intended for the manufacture of improvised explosive devices,'' the command said. Sebghatullah Mojadeddi, the leader of the Afghan upper house of parliament known as the Meshrano Jirga, escaped an attempt by suicide bombers on March 12 to kill him in the capital, Kabul. He later accused Pakistan of being behind the incident, a charge Pakistan's government on March 13 described as ``absurd and highly irresponsible,'' AFP reported at the time. Mullah Mohammad Omar, the Taliban's fugitive leader, in a purported statement issued March 16 said fighters will intensify suicide attacks to make the country like a ``flaming oven,'' AFP reported at the time. Young people have ``filled lists'' volunteering for such attacks, he said. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #1 Well done, Afghan army! As for the Taliban, they are certainly working hard to reduce their excess population problem, so at least they can be considered effective by that -- unintentional -- metric. ;-) |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-03-24 11:12 |