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| Afghanistan |
| Seven "Suspected" Al-Qaeda "Militants" Killed |
| 2006-08-24 |
| Kabul, 24 August (AKI) - The US-led coalition forces in Afghanistan have confirmed that they have killed seven men who they say were suspected al-Qaeda militants in a raid in the eastern Afghan province of Kunar, close to the border with Pakistan. According to the spokesperson for the coalition forces, Colonel Tom Collins, a child between 10 to 12 years old was also killed in the clashes and a woman was injured. According to the Pakistan-based, Afghan Islamic Press (AIP) news agency, the seven people killed were civilians. The AIP, quoting deputy police chief of Kunar province, Abdul Baseer Allahyar, said that the seven were meeting in Shultan village of Shegul district when they were attacked by coalition forces. He said the attack killed seven civilians and injured a woman. However the coalition spokesperson Col. Collins said that al-Qaeda fighters deliberately put women and children at risk in their efforts to protect their operations. The US-led forces referred to seven people as al-Qaeda "facilitators" and that the coalition forces and Afghan soldiers were fired upon when they approached the compound where the men were and had fired back to defend themselves. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #2 Should'nt the brave Osama have been in "the belly of the beast" by now. Or dose'nt he have to make good on his threats in the eyes of the press. |
| Posted by: plainslow 2006-08-24 10:51 |
| #1 From the original CentCom press release: "Multiple weapons, ammunition and grenades were confiscated in the operation." Somehow the AKI writers managed to miss that when they constructed this article from the press release. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2006-08-24 10:02 |