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| Roadside Blast Wounds Ten Afghan Civilians |
| 2010-02-18 |
| [Quqnoos] A roadside bomb struck a civilian vehicle in Helmand province on Tuesday, wounding at least ten civilians. The bomb went off Tuesday evening in the volatile district of Nad Ali, where thousands of international forces have launched a major offensive to capture the key Taliban stronghold. Nearly 15,000 foreign and Afghan troops have been fighting Taliban insurgents in their strategic bastions in the districts of Nad Ali and Marjah. Afghan officials said the operation, now in its fifth day, has been slowed down as Taliban militants have planted improvised explosive devices in the area of the operation. Taliban have vowed to defeat the foreign and Afghan troops involved in the offensive -- the biggest push since 2001. The Afghan Interior Ministry says the Taliban cannot confront Afghan and NATO forces, therefore, they have been planting roadside bombs and have adopted a hit-and-run tactic. At least 15 Afghan civilians have been killed during the Operation Moshtarak in Helmand province, with a dozen of them in a single incident as a US rocket mistakenly hit a house in Nad Ali. |
| Posted by:Fred |