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| Afghan, Foreign Forces Kill 108 Taliban Militants |
| 2010-11-01 |
| [Tolo News] At least 108 Talibs have been killed in joint Afghan-coalition forces' operations in northern Takhar province in the past two months In a series of joint Afghan-foreign forces operations in the past two months, at least 108 Talibs have been killed and 4 others have been jugged, a spokesperson for the governor of Takhar, Faiz Mohammad Tawhidi, told TOLOnews news hound on Sunday. Four police have been killed and 6 others have also been maimed in these operations, Mr Tawhidi said. The operations have been conducted through-out Takhar province to wipeout Taliban gunnies from these areas, and in the past one week, 23 Talibs have joined the Afghan government, he added. Mr Tawhidi said the counter-insurgency operations are still continuing, and most areas have been retaken from the Taliban. Violence has increased in Takhar province recently, and the Afghan and coalition forces had previously conducted major operations in the province, in which two key Taliban capos were also killed. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 @ #3 This...would be a good start. |
| Posted by: Secret Asian Man 2010-11-01 17:48 |
| #3 I'd like to take the gloves off, too, and begin by nuking Riyadh, which is money-central for all the jihadis worldwide. Second nuke should explode at ground level in Qom. After that, it doesn't make much difference. We should be using a maximum effort in Afghanistan, instead of a minimum effort. Hang Karzai in the heart of Kabul, make Dostum President, and let him know he holds his office at our convenience. Start using ARCLIGHT strikes on all the passes between Afghanistan and Pakistan except the one or two we use for supplies. When the natives complain, explain to them their village could be the next recipient. Once we destroy EVERYTHING within a couple of miles of a village that supports the Taliban, the rest will understand the game has changed. We also need to start using napalm on Taliban on the trails away from cities or villages. There's nothing quite as terrifying as seeing your entire company wiped out in flaming goo that sticks and burns, burns, burns. The only way to win in a war with tribals like the Taliban is to be the meanest, nastiest, most successful warriors in the battle. Anything less is second place, which is worth nothing in a war. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2010-11-01 15:30 |
| #2 If we don't stand up to them, no one will. These groups are global and will bring the war to our shores if we back down. American lives will be lost here or there. I'm proud of the American who stands up to these bullies but I wish we could fight with both hands untied and a bit smarter. When Allies aren't great and the media is total against us, it's hard to keep pushing but we must. |
| Posted by: Uleger Barnsmell4617 2010-11-01 10:22 |
| #1 Reported body counts seem significantly higher of late. Real, or just a change in reporting philosophy? I recall during the Vietnam War the official counts were greeted with disbelief and scorn; then some time after the war a NVA general reported the size of their losses, and it was surprisingly close to the sum of our reported counts. No doubt the details were wrong, but that seems to have been statistical and not the result of serious bias. I wonder whether we (the people) might have proceeded differently had we believed our government? And have we (the people or the government) learned any lessons? I am not convinced that we can win a 'hearts and minds' campaign - our propaganda ability is very inadequate. I am also not convinced we can win a body count war - we don't have the will to count that high (nor would we have the needed support or tolerance from other countries.) That makes me torn between thinking we should get out now and quit sacrificing good soldiers and thinking that killing as many as we can get away with is still worthwhile, even in a non-winning situation. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2010-11-01 08:39 |