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| Taliban behead 6 Afghan Policemen |
| 2005-07-10 |
| Six Afghan policemen have been beheaded after an ambush by suspected Taleban guerrillas, Afghan officials have said. Four other police died and more were wounded when a 30-man convoy was caught in a two-hour gun battle in the southern province of Helmand. The six police were seized and taken away. They were later found beheaded on a roadside after a lengthy search. The governor of Helmand province said the attackers entered Afghanistan by crossing the nearby border from Pakistan, and had crossed back into Pakistan after the ambush. The BBC's Andrew North, in Kabul, says the insurgents' aim is almost certainly to spread greater terror among police and soldiers operating in remote areas. Amid a constant drumbeat of violence across the south and east of the country, this incident stands out for its brutality, he adds. |
| Posted by:Paul Moloney |
| #4 The Taliban are the today's version of barbarian invaders which must be fully crushed, overwise we run the risk of this fanatical element one day securing nuclear weapons, and using them without question. |
| Posted by: Mark Espinola 2005-07-10 15:12 |
| #3 Declare a no-man's land along the border. Have continuous predator and gunship flights kill anything that moves. Lay land mines. A country that can drive the Taleban out of Afghanistan ought to be able to secure the border with deadly force. |
| Posted by: Neutron Tom 2005-07-10 14:28 |
| #2 Allowing Pakland to turn itself into Cambodia was a really bad idea. Time for GWB to take the gloves off. (Why he ever put 'em on is beyond me.) |
| Posted by: PBMcL 2005-07-10 11:40 |
| #1 I would say"Payback is due".Give Afghan Police the intelgence they need,point them in the right direction(Pak/Afgan border),and cut them loose.With a little back-up fromw my old friend Specter. |
| Posted by: raptor 2005-07-10 07:04 |