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| Afghanistan |
| Afghan Soldiers Kill Three Taliban |
| 2003-09-17 |
| Over 100 Afghan soldiers raided a rebel hide out in a remote mountainous region in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, sparking a shootout that left three suspected Taliban dead, an Afghan commander said. Gen. Atta Mohammed, a commander of Afghan special forces, said his soldiers captured a Taliban fighter, though scores of others managed to escape after three hours of fighting in the district of Shah Wali Kot, about 30 miles northeast of Kandahar. He said troops were tracking the fleeing militants by following their footprints. "We hope they will be captured soon," Mohammed told The Associated Press by satellite phone. Keep after them, boys. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #5 Couldn't help but notice, but that the General does have an unfortunate name. |
| Posted by: Captain Holly 2003-9-17 6:15:17 PM |
| #4 Lucky, there are large parts of Afghanistan where leafy trees are as scarce as virgins in Panama. Most of the land is either piled on top of itself, deeply-eroded terrain with unbelievable gullies, and rocks of all sizes - mostly rocks. Anything green is suspected of being a soldier until proven otherwise. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2003-9-17 2:04:05 PM |
| #3 Basic evasive tactics require tying a leafy tree branch to yourself and dragging it behind you. That erases your footprints. Morons must of forgot. |
| Posted by: Lucky 2003-9-17 1:09:04 PM |
| #2 The difference here is that the Afghans have cars they ride in after the Taliban. The Taliban don't have cars. Vehicular homicide is allowed. |
| Posted by: Charles 2003-9-17 12:59:02 PM |
| #1 Exactly. Keep on their heels, keep them running until they can't run any more. Then kill them all. Or, as an older army's commanders were wont to yell: "Loose the Legion!" |
| Posted by: mojo 2003-9-17 12:53:10 PM |