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Afghanistan
19 Taligunnies Wacked
2006-07-13
At least 19 suspected Taleban militants have been killed in clashes in southern Afghanistan, officials say. A Helmand province government spokesman said Taleban fighters attacked the village of Nawzad, targeting a garrison of Afghan and coalition troops. Shopkeepers were surrounded and ordered to leave the centre of the village before the attack began, reports said.

Coalition forces launched air strikes, with reports saying 12 Taleban died in a car, with others killed elsewhere. The fighting, which lasted several hours, broke out on Wednesday morning, US military officials said. "The Taleban surrounded this area, including a nearby bazaar, and told all their shopkeepers to leave before attacking the compound with small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades," Afghan spokesman Ghulam Muhiddin told the Associated Press news agency.
Well, that was nice of them.
Seven attackers were killed and two injured in the initial fighting, with another 12 killed when coalition forces bombed a Taleban vehicle trying to leave the area, the officials said.
Posted by:Steve

#4  Unfortunately, Sendero is making something of a comeback in Peru since the government there went after Fujimori so heavily.
Posted by: Shieldwolf   2006-07-13 14:46  

#3  It's not a bad sign, really. Insurgencies always end in a whimper rather than a bang. Does anyone remember the "New People's Army" of the Philippines or "Sendero Luminoso" of Peru? Those commies were on the rampage 20 years ago, but now they're practically extinct. There aren't enough days in the year to celebrate the defeat of all these dungheads.
Posted by: Apostate   2006-07-13 11:13  

#2  Running out of youthful Paki idiots. This is natural selection in action. Unfortunately, leaving any of them alive means that only the smart ones will reproduce. Better to kill off the whole herd of "Taleban militants."

BTW, are there any "Taleban non-militants"? I doubt it.
Posted by: Darrell   2006-07-13 09:38  

#1  Okay, this is good news! But darn, I've noticed the daily numbers of Tali-turbans getting sent off to paradise dropping from 40 to 30 and now to 19.

Hmmmm, are they concealing their positions better or running out of youthful Paki idiots?
Posted by: Lancasters Over Dresden   2006-07-13 09:26  

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