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Afghanistan
Raiders Strike U.S. Troops in Afghanistan
2003-09-15
Guerrillas fired at U.S. soldiers with mortars and machine guns in a troubled eastern Afghan province before retreating toward the Pakistan border, the U.S. military said Monday. The military said it suffered no casualties in Saturday’s strike, the latest in a series at coalition and Afghan security forces in the south and east of the country. Authorities suspect resurgent Taliban or al-Qaida fighters are behind the attacks.
"Turbans?"
"Check."
"AKs?"
"Check."
"Korans?"
"Check."
"Pointy-toed shoes?"
"Check."
"Legume, I suspect these may be resurgent Taliban or al-Qaida fighters!"
Soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division were patrolling near a U.S. base at Shkin in Paktika province, just a few miles from the border with Pakistan, when they came under attack. The U.S. troops responded with small arms and artillery, trading fire for about an hour before the guerrillas pulled back toward the mountainous border. There was no information on guerrilla casualties.
Another "shoot and run for the border" operation.
Posted by:Steve

#10  I see they have new border signs:
"Welcome to Pakistan. The Cambodia of the 21st Century. Buckle Up For Safety."
Posted by: tu3031   2003-9-15 8:44:45 PM  

#9  I didn't realize reincarnation was an Islamofascist doctrine.
Posted by: Mr. Davis   2003-9-15 6:32:38 PM  

#8  And why didn't we call in a air-strike? Flatten the Turbaninets!
Posted by: Charles   2003-9-15 3:41:19 PM  

#7  They were using the silver bullets this time.
Posted by: seafarious   2003-9-15 2:33:17 PM  

#6  Mullah Abdul Samad, an intelligence officer in the radical Taliban regime, denied the death of Rahim. "There have been deaths on both sides but it is wrong that Abdur Rahim has been killed. It is mere propaganda," Samad told Reuters. Rahim has been suffering from wounds sustained earlier in the year in a clash with Afghan forces in Spin Boldak, and a deputy was appointed to assist him by the elusive fugitive Taliban leader Mullah Omar.

Guess he got better, hope he just had a relapse.
Posted by: Steve   2003-9-15 1:06:52 PM  

#5  I'm so happy to hear Rahim's dead again. The world's always a safer place when he's dead.

If he's worth killing once, he's worth killing twice!
Posted by: Steve White   2003-9-15 12:42:16 PM  

#4  I'm so happy to hear Rahim's dead again. The world's always a safer place when he's dead.
Posted by: Fred   2003-9-15 11:31:51 AM  

#3  Update from MSNBC: “FIFTEEN TALIBAN were killed, including Mullah Abdur Rahim, in Maruf district,” Afghan Foreign Ministry official Khalid Khan Achakzai said in Spin Boldak, not far from the border with Pakistan. Maruf is in Kandahar province. He said the fighters killed in the Sunday night clash had probably come from the province of Zabul, where hundreds of rebels had been involved in clashes with Afghan troops and U.S.-led forces in recent weeks.“They were trying to regroup and launch fresh attacks,” he told Reuters.
Mullah Abdul Samad, an intelligence officer in the radical Taliban regime that was ousted from power in 2001, confirmed that there was a clash in Maruf, but denied the death of Rahim. Rahim is the Taliban commander for southern Afghanistan, where rebels have been most active in recent months.
Posted by: Steve   2003-9-15 11:12:53 AM  

#2  Saw a report on Fox this A.M. stated 14 goblins dead, including one significant command-type. No name yet.
Posted by: Hodadenon   2003-9-15 11:00:02 AM  

#1  I knew the Oakland players were mean, but this is a new low.
Posted by: BH   2003-9-15 10:57:44 AM  

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