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| Afghanistan |
| 200+ to 4: Operation Medusa going well near Kandahar |
| 2006-09-03 |
| NATO and Afghan forces killed more than 200 suspected Taliban guerrillas with air strikes and artillery fire in a major offensive in a volatile province in southern Afghanistan, the alliance said Sunday. Four soldiers with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force also died and seven were wounded in the fighting in Panjwayi district, about 10 miles from the city of Kandahar. "Reports indicate that more than 200 Taliban fighters have been killed since Operation Medusa began early Saturday morning," the NATO force said in a statement. More than 80 suspected Taliban fighters were captured by Afghan police and a further 180 insurgents were seen fleeing the district. NATO said there were no reports of civilian casualties, despite the heavy weight of fire being used. An Afghan Defense Ministry spokesman, Gen. Zahir Azimi, said earlier in the day that a number of civilians were killed. NATO said its estimate of Taliban casualties was based on information from its "surveillance and reconnaissance assets" and reports from Afghan officials and civilians living nearby. NATO spokesman, Maj. Scott Lundy, said NATO and Afghan troops had gained ground during Operation Medusa and had disrupted the militants' command and control so their fighters were moving in a confused way. On Saturday, a reconnaissance plane supporting the offensive crashed, killing all 14 British military personnel on board. NATO said the plane was not brought down by hostile fire. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #17 »:-) |
| Posted by: RD 2006-09-03 22:10 |
| #16 Actually, some months ago, due to a shortage of virgins, newly arriving muzzie terrorists were dismembered. In this way, the same 72 virgins, Helen, pictured above and 71 competitors, have been recycled without losing their virginity. Carry on. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2006-09-03 21:40 |
| #15 I don't recall anywhere that it's reported that they get either pretty, or even willing virgins. or even oppisite sex |
| Posted by: plainslow 2006-09-03 21:32 |
| #14 LOL RD - Jinx! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-09-03 21:27 |
| #13 the lovely Lady called 'Gag I'm the BAG' |
| Posted by: RD 2006-09-03 21:25 |
| #12 eeewwwww..... Helen Thomas -Infertility Queen of the trolls. She causes it |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-09-03 21:25 |
| #11 Penguin: Cub fans are not tenacious; we endure and we laugh a lot. Somebody (can't remember if it was Ernie Pyle or Bill Mauldin) referred to the Nazis as "a square headed race with no sense of the ridiculous." The taliban are worse: they are a death cult, they have no sense of proportion, dignity, or justice. Who is the formidable lady pictured here? |
| Posted by: mom 2006-09-03 21:16 |
| #10 I don't recall anywhere that it's reported that they get either pretty, or even willing virgins. My hope is they get all the spinsters who wouldn't put out and now they're 90 plus set firmly in their ways and still think sex is filthy and sinful, in other words, no nookie and harrassed by spinsters with their pet cats for eternity. Revenge is sweet. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2006-09-03 21:11 |
| #9 there was a movie: "A Bag Too Far" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-09-03 21:04 |
| #8 Wonder if they'd settle for: |
| Posted by: DMFD 2006-09-03 21:03 |
| #7 Remember troops; NO BAG LIMIT! |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-09-03 20:56 |
| #6 Our Canadian friends in the Princess Pats. |
| Posted by: Chuck Simmins 2006-09-03 20:53 |
| #5 Virgins and cleanup needed on Isle 9 |
| Posted by: macofromoc 2006-09-03 20:08 |
| #4 SO I guess this ends their summer offensive? Will they be shouting, "Wait till next year!". Will the Taliban prove as tenacious as Cub fans? |
| Posted by: Penguin 2006-09-03 17:51 |
| #3 200+ in less than 48 hours. Good doing guys. |
| Posted by: Tony (UK) 2006-09-03 16:56 |
| #2 Bad news Achmar. Heaven is not only out of virgins, but goats, sheep and chickens as well. Heaven is down to 72 semi-virgin wombats per entrant. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2006-09-03 16:31 |
| #1 Egggs-cellent! :-D |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2006-09-03 15:32 |