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| Afghanistan |
| Tanker burnt, Taliban killed in Afghanistan |
| 2007-11-17 |
| (KUNA) -- Driver and conductor of an oil tanker, targeted by armed militants in central Afghanistan on Friday, have gone missing and are believed to be killed in the attack. Militants loyal to Hezbi Islami Party of former premier Gulduddin Hekmatyar claimed responsibility for the rocket attack on the fuel tanker. A militant commander Fazal Hadi said the vehicle, supplying fuel to foreign troops, was targeted in Kapisa province on Friday. The purported commander would not comment on the killing of the driver and conductor. However, a local official, requesting anonymity, told KUNA both the driver and conductor were killed in the attack. Separately, Afghan officials claimed killing more than two dozens Taliban following a clash in southern Afghanistan on Thursday. In the southern province of Uruzgan, police said 25 Taliban were killed in fighting with Afghan police and ISAF troops. Police chief of the province Juma Gul Himmat said the rebels were killed in Deh Rawod district following a firefight for several hours. The US-led coalition or ISAF troops so far did not issue any statement. Taliban also did not comment on the government claim. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 In fact, thinking back... mosques always had lines of shoes in front as the worshipers have to take their shoes off to enter... Should be possible to put a bug in the reporter's shoes when he stops to pray. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2007-11-17 12:15 |
| #1 Okay, the commander is named in the "interview?". Is this by phone or is the journalist in the same room somewhere with this "commander Fazal Hadi". Would the location be Afghanistan or Pakiwakiland? Either way... it seems the journalist should be followed and all his calls bugged.... a predator waiting in the background. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2007-11-17 12:12 |