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Afghanistan/South Asia
Taleban support seen waning after failure to derail Afghan vote
2004-10-13
The Taleban's failure to violently disrupt Afghanistan's first presidential election will demoralise the militia and impact its efforts to attract new followers, officials said on Tuesday. For months Taleban leaders warned they would mark Saturday's polls with bloodshed and chaos, but the threats turned out to be hollow. Attacks were limited to isolated landmine blasts and minor clashes.
My guess is that activity's waned because of the pressure on them in Pakistan. I think the "Taliban" anymore is a 95% Pak phenomenon, a point we should be pushing in our propaganda...
A large fuel truck loaded with rockets and explosives was stopped on the outskirts of southern Kandahar on the eve of the election by Afghan security forces, while the Taleban in fact suffered the biggest casualties over the election period when 24 insurgents were killed in central Uruzgan province in a US airstrike that same day.
Score two for the good guys.
Posted by:Steve White

#1  Exxxxxxxxxxxxxcellent, Smithers!

The plan is proceeding on schedule.

Those troublesome Taliban are retreating into the hills.

Now. Release the hounds!!!!

Jack.
Posted by: Jack Deth   2004-10-13 2:53:36 AM  

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