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Afghanistan
56 NATO troops killed in Afghanistan, Taliban claim
2009-10-16
They count as well as the Arabs, then -- off by an order of magnitude or two?
[Iran Press TV Latest] Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan say they have killed at least 56 NATO soldiers in separate incidents across the war-ravaged country over the past 24 hours.

Qari Yousef Ahmadi, Taliban spokesman, claimed on Thursday that forty soldiers were killed when their Shinok helicopter went down in Gorak district, Kandahar province.

The spokesman noted that twelve Romanian soldiers were also killed in the troubled southern Zabul province, while four others lost their lives in Uruzgan and Badgis provinces.

Ahmadi emphasized that most of the lethal attacks took place in the southern and eastern provinces where US troops have been fighting bloody battles with the insurgents in the past months.
Posted by:Fred

#2  TOPIX > WORLD BLOG [NBC]: AN AFGHAN THREAT GREATER THAN THE TALIBAN/AFGHAN LAWMAKER: KARZAI GOVT. "LIKE THE MAFIA OR TONY SOPRANO" ["Sopranos" TV SHow].

Uh, uh, D *** NG IT, MORIARITY, FERGEDDABOUTIT... YUZE NEVAH HOID ANYTHING ZABOUTIT, SEE!

THEME LYRIC > IIRC "Get yourself a Gun, get yourself a Gun..."

Gut nuthin.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2009-10-16 21:01  

#1  Numbers might not be off much if they actually hit a loaded Chinook - and it absolutely IS possible to down those, especially if they've been supplied with modern anti-aircraft weapons from someplace (Iran? China?) I've been surprised more Stinger-equivalents have not been hitting us so far.
Posted by: Glenmore   2009-10-16 18:10  

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