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| Poles attack in first major offensive in Afghanistan |
| 2009-06-20 |
| Polish forces recently carried out their first major offensive in Afghanistan, captured 29 Taliban fighters, the daily Wyborcza reported Friday. Some 800 Poles supported by the Afghan army took part in the nearly week-long operation "Eagle's feather," in what was the biggest Polish offensive since they joined the NATO-led campaign. The operation seized weapons including machine guns and explosives, and destroyed antennas in southeast Afghanistan used by Taliban to communicate with Pakistani supporters, the daily said. Three Polish soldiers were injured and four combat vehicles were damaged in a mine explosion during the fighting. Poland's mission of 1,600 was recently boosted after the president in April approved an additional 400 soldiers to the war-torn nation. The country said it would keep the NATO mission a priority despite budget cuts that has ended Polish missions in Chad, Lebanon and the Golan Heights. |
| Posted by:ed |
| #8 The Poles are true allies. I wish they could unleash the Winged Hussars upon the Taliban. mmmmm..... Er... sorry. Too much Empire Total War. Thank you Poland! |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2009-06-20 16:17 |
| #7 The Poles were with us in Iraq too as was Denmark and Italy. The fighting allies of Europe. |
| Posted by: JAB 2009-06-20 10:19 |
| #6 dziękuję! |
| Posted by: Parabellum 2009-06-20 08:28 |
| #5 Don't forget the forces led by the Polish King against the Turks at Vienna 12 Sept 1683. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2009-06-20 00:44 |
| #4 I wonder if the Poles were inclined to refer to the Taliban as "Those Russian Bastards!" |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2009-06-20 00:44 |
| #3 Poland, hero nation of Europe. Nazis, communists, jihadis: two down, one to go. |
| Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy 2009-06-20 00:27 |
| #2 Forget it. The One doesn't want them to have it; therefore it won't happen (at least for the next four years.) |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2009-06-20 00:25 |
| #1 Thank you, Poland. They are trying to earn their way into a proper missile defense system. I hope it works for them. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2009-06-20 00:13 |