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2 Taliban killed as troops continue Bajaur advance |
2008-12-16 |
Two Taliban were killed and another three injured in security forces' operation in Bajaur Agency on Monday, officials said. The two Taliban were killed in shelling and mortar fire by helicopter gunships in Mamoond tehsil of the agency. Locals said the gunships targeted Taliban hideouts in various areas of Mamoond after a pause of 10 days. Local sources said the Taliban had begun digging trenches in Tanai and Omarai areas of Mamoond to stop the security forces advance towards their positions. Hundreds of families in the two areas have moved to safer places fearing clashes between troops and the Taliban, the sources said. The security forces have fortified their positions and set up a number of security checkposts in Nawagai tehsil. A 50-member Levies team has also been deployed in the area. The Taliban in Swat killed three people while three others were lashed for allegedly selling narcotics. The Taliban beheaded two followers of rival cleric Pir Samiullah in Gwalerai area of Matta tehsil. The Taliban had killed Samiullah in a clash on Sunday and had taken 25 of his followers hostage. In Totano Bandai area of Kabal tehsil, police recovered an unidentified body. Officials said the person had been shot to death. The Taliban publicly lashed three men in Charbagh teshil after accusing them of selling narcotics, locals said. Meanwhile, one man was killed and three others abducted by the Taliban in Kotki area of Hangu district, police said. Officials said the Taliban stopped a vehicle on the GT Road near Kotki. Out of the five men who were coming from Orakzai Agency, the Taliban killed Riaz Ali on the spot, injured Mukhtiar Ali and kidnapped the other three men identified as Shoaib Ali, Gul Hassan and Sher Ali. |
Posted by:Fred |
#12 I want to mortar the guy who started all this punishment. |
Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2008-12-16 21:02 |
#11 true. They would not then be mortars IMHO. Go ahead flame away, Five O'Clock Charlie! |
Posted by: Frank G 2008-12-16 20:41 |
#10 I keep pictures that interest me, I note that a mortar bomb looks remarkably similar to the bombs hand dropped from biplanes during WW1. Hand dropping mortar rounds from a helicopter seems entirely feasable. |
Posted by: Rednek Jim 2008-12-16 20:38 |
#9 Well, the mortar merrier. |
Posted by: Deacon Blues 2008-12-16 20:05 |
#8 or Murthaville PA? |
Posted by: Frank G 2008-12-16 19:13 |
#7 It would be easy to fokker it up for sure. Still it's a concept worth looking into. Especially if the MortarHawk can be made deh stealthy and be made in West Va. |
Posted by: .5MT 2008-12-16 18:11 |
#6 I was LOLing as I typed the comment - picturing some tool trying to mortar from the open doorway and timing the blades... ;-) |
Posted by: Frank G 2008-12-16 16:45 |
#5 wop wop wop wop wop_BANG_wop wop wop wop wop |
Posted by: .5MT 2008-12-16 15:20 |
#4 81mm Mortar rotor Mechanical Interrupter gears ..... Right wing republicans and Bush simply refuse to fund them! |
Posted by: Besoeker 2008-12-16 12:10 |
#3 why don't we get to put mortars on our choppers? It's got something to do with the laws of aerodynamics, Frank. Helicopters don't fly very well after their main rotors have come apart. Not to mention the holes it puts in the cargo compartment. |
Posted by: Old Patriot 2008-12-16 11:53 |
#2 shelling and mortar fire by helicopter gunships why don't we get to put mortars on our choppers? |
Posted by: Frank G 2008-12-16 08:23 |
#1 Taliban publicly lashed three men in Charbagh teshil after accusing them of selling narcotics The poor fellows didn't realize the first rule of drug dealing: don't intrude on the Capo's turf. The Taliban don't take kindly to competition. |
Posted by: Glenmore 2008-12-16 01:23 |