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2008-06-19 Afghanistan

Over 3 dozens of Taliban militants killed in S. Afghanistan

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Posted by Fred 2008-06-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top
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#1 On NPR ther other night, I heard US forces are part of the arghandan op, as well as afghans and canadians.

Posted by liberalhawk 2008-06-19 09:06|| 2008-06-19 09:06|| Front Page Top

#2 AFP reports 56 Taliban dead, rest routed, villages cleared.

Posted by liberalhawk 2008-06-19 09:36|| 2008-06-19 09:36|| Front Page Top

#3 Quagmire!

Posted by anonymous5089 2008-06-19 09:40|| 2008-06-19 09:40|| Front Page Top

#4 Let's wait until someone with a degree of reliability tells us how many Talibs are toes up.

Posted by Chuck Simmins">Chuck Simmins 2008-06-19 10:58|| http://northshorejournal.org]">[http://northshorejournal.org] 2008-06-19 10:58|| Front Page Top

#5 AFP sources it to a joint press conf of Afghan Defense Ministry and NATO/ISAF officials. Im assuming the NATO/ISAF officials are getting their info direct from the Canadian military.

Posted by liberalhawk 2008-06-19 11:03|| 2008-06-19 11:03|| Front Page Top

#6 AP and reuters were at the same news conf, and confirm its contents.

There is apparently some disagreement as to whether the area has been completely cleared, with the governor of Kandahar province claiming it has been, but NATO officers saying theres still some work to be done, though no further engagements in the last few hours. Apparently they still want to check more thoroughly before announcing the area cleared.

Posted by liberalhawk 2008-06-19 11:09|| 2008-06-19 11:09|| Front Page Top

#7 AP and reuters were at the same news conf, and confirm its contents.

Thank gawd Roooters was there; we can't quote the AP you know.

Posted by Steve White 2008-06-19 11:22|| 2008-06-19 11:22|| Front Page Top

#8 Apparently they still want to check more thoroughly before announcing the area cleared.

It's easier to turn over the rocks with the right combination of explosives ...

Posted by Steve White 2008-06-19 11:23|| 2008-06-19 11:23|| Front Page Top

#9 Interesting blog discussion of how the pro-Taliban Globe and Mail in Toronto is sensationalizing the story: The Torch

H/T SDA

Posted by Skunky Glins 5***">Skunky Glins 5*** 2008-06-19 11:24|| 2008-06-19 11:24|| Front Page Top

#10 Let's not forget that our guys undercount, and there's no mention of numbers of wounded. Forty-eight hour rule, of course, although at the rate they're going, there will have been several battles and several more scores of bad guys killed by then.

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-06-19 11:28|| 2008-06-19 11:28|| Front Page Top

#11 Skunky, thanks for the Torch link. Very informative. Also very funny:

So to the idiots at the Globe & (bloody) Mail: show me where exactly Canadian and Afghan troops can't go in Arghandab. Because the Taliban can't be said to control a damned thing otherwise...

...except maybe a Toronto newsroom.

Posted by Seafarious 2008-06-19 13:05|| 2008-06-19 13:05|| Front Page Top

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