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| Afghanistan |
| Zadran forces shoot it out with Taniwal's men... |
| 2002-10-17 |
| Fighting erupted Wednesday in the troubled eastern province of Khost when militiamen backing renegade warlord Bacha Khan Zadran attacked several checkpoints manned by men loyal to Gov. Hakim Taniwal, according to Taniwal's spokesman, Mohammad Khan Gorbuz. The fighting at Nadir Shahkot district, about 10 miles west of Khost town, was continuing Thursday. Taniwal's forces, numbering 800, had surrounded Zadran's positions in Nadir Shahkot. Advancing Thursday, they found three bodies of Zadran's fighters. Damn. Only three? Guess every little bit helps. I'll sure be glad when Zadran and his immediate family are decomposing. So will Karzai. He'll probably be gladder than I am, for that matter... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |