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| 2011-01-18 |
| [Tolo News] More than 90 percent of Islamic exemplars' sanctuaries in northern Afghanistan have been rooted out, senior police officials in the north said on Monday. Military officials said more operations will be launched in the region target Islamic exemplars' hideouts. Gen. Dawood, Police Commander of 303 Pamir zone in Kunduz, said the operations are aimed at ensuring security and preparing the ground for construction of ring roads, which is expected to begin very soon. At a conference participated by top Afghan and US military commanders, senior military officials remarked that however bully boyz are still active in some parts in the north, most of their footholds have been destroyed. "Insurgents' sanctuaries have been destroyed 90 percent in northern Kunduz province, 95 percent in Balkh province and 98 percent in Takhar province," Gen.Dawood told a news conference. Increasingly growing insurgency in once peaceful north had previously caused widespread concerns. In a bid to curb Taliban influence, which was growing very fast in some provinces in particular Kunduz, military officials have focused operations in the north this year. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #11 Having spread insects with nerve agents, I can assure that there is no desensitivation. Maybe Saddam had something there... Dont cry for the Kurds, they're the ones who cleared Anatolia of the Greeks and Armenians for the Turks! |
| Posted by: hotspur666 2011-01-18 23:13 |
| #10 They might go full Zulu but then they'd get hungry and they'd have a hard time buying bullets without the opium money. Besides, I'm tired of all this hearts and minds bullcrap. We invaded their country because they attacked us. Treat them like the conquered barbarians they are. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2011-01-18 18:37 |
| #9 I was thinking of the pesticide as more of a metaphor for tactics, not a literal chemical weapon application... anyways, if you're using Agent Orange in Afghanistan, you're doing it wrong. There's no triple-canopy rain forest to defoliate. Unless you're planning on destroying the Helmand opium crop, in which case I recommend Round-Up, and a spring application. Then forting up everywhere, because the whole countryside's probably going to go full-Zulu on you for destroying their livelihood. |
| Posted by: Mitch H. 2011-01-18 15:25 |
| #8 George H - Even the co-application of copper with the lead pesticide does not degrade the effectiveness too badly. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2011-01-18 13:21 |
| #7 IIRC the north are not Pashtun. Kunduz is 1/3 Pashtun and was where the Taliban retreated and the last battle was fought in 2001. |
| Posted by: George Hupaviger4591 2011-01-18 12:30 |
| #6 There has been no documented case of resistance to lead poisoning. Often the simple solution is the best solution. |
| Posted by: George Hupaviger4591 2011-01-18 12:13 |
| #5 Choose your pesticide, Mitch: Agent Orange or napalm. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2011-01-18 12:04 |
| #4 IIRC the north are not Pashtun. These are more Uzbeks. Sorta more like the Hmong in SEA, being a distinct ethnic group which in this case does not by default align itself with the Pashtun or Kabul. It's one of the reasons the AQ and the Taliban have operational problems in the area. There is no love lost between them. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2011-01-18 10:40 |
| #3 I was going to use an insect-infestation metaphor, myself. If you only kill 90% of an infestation with an insecticide application, you're much more likely to see a resurgence after a couple breeding cycles, and with a heightened likelihood of having desensitized the population to whatever pesticide you're using. |
| Posted by: Mitch H. 2011-01-18 10:08 |
| #2 Fred, GB USMC: That parallel makes me itch. Unless it becomes unavoidable, please use it sparingly. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2011-01-18 09:54 |
| #1 There are a few isolated pockets in Dong Ha, at the Rock Pile and along the Qua Viet River. |
| Posted by: GolfBravoUSMC 2011-01-18 01:32 |