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| Afghanistan |
| 60 Tallibunnies Terminated |
| 2007-09-01 |
| Afghan police and foreign forces killed around 60 suspected Taliban fighters, many in the region where the insurgents recently released a group of South Korean church workers they had been holding, authorities said Saturday. In southern Helmand province on Friday, a combined police and U.S.-led coalition patrol came under attack with mortar, rocket-propelled grenade and small-arms fire. In the fight that ensued, "almost two dozen" insurgents were killed, the coalition said in a statement Saturday. No Afghan or coalition soldiers, or civilians, were killed, the statement said. The fighting took place in Musa Qala district, parts of which have been under the control of Taliban militants for several months. U.S.-led troops and Afghan security forces also raided compounds late Friday in three villages in the remote Pitigal Valley border region, where intelligence showed that top militant leaders take refuge as they travel between Pakistan and Afghanistan. More than 20 insurgents were killed and 11 others were detained, while officers also discovered a bomb-making factory, the U.S.-led coalition said in a statement. It was not possible to independently verify the death tolls in the three incidents because travel in the areas is extremely dangerous. Taliban commanders were not available for comment. The Taliban are leading an increasingly bloody campaign against the country's Western-backed government. More than 4,200 people — most of them insurgents — have been killed this year alone, according to an Associated Press count. |
| Posted by:Bobby |
| #6 Taliban commanders were not available for comment. Dang, another self-snarking article! I've kinda sorta lost track here. Is this conflict part of the Taliban's dreaded Spring Offensive or have the 'bunnies moved on to Plan B - Die In Large Groups? |
| Posted by: SteveS 2007-09-01 17:33 |
| #5 Blinky should lead the next charge of the Taliban brigade. |
| Posted by: Rambler 2007-09-01 15:09 |
| #4 Looks like it might be time for Blinky to give another inspirational speech... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2007-09-01 13:49 |
| #3 They are now leading an increasingly bloody campaign against the country's Western-backed government. The writer sorta missed the UN recognition and support, didn't he? Wouldn't have fit the narrative. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2007-09-01 09:16 |
| #2 More than 20 insurgents were killed and 11 others were detained....Taliban commanders were not available for comment Parody is dead. It was no longer able to compete with reality, and so it starved. I'm reminded about that joke abt the NYT; "...women and minorities hardest hit." |
| Posted by: N Guard 2007-09-01 08:37 |
| #1 "travel in the areas is extremely dangerous" Dangerous for them. "leading an increasingly bloody campaign" Bloody for them. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2007-09-01 08:24 |