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| Taliban tell Asia Times Reporter - Big push into Afghanistan after Ramadan |
| 2007-10-04 |
| It is envisaged that at least 20,000 fully trained fresh men from at least 16 entry points along the Durand Line that separates Pakistan and Afghanistan will be sent into Afghanistan. Rest of article says after Ramadan According to people who spoke to Asia Times Online and who are familiar with the planning, the main points will be Noshki (in Balochistan province), Ghulam Khan (North Waziristan), Angur Ada (South Waziristan), Shawal (North Waziristan), and Chitral and Bajuar agencies. The new forces will go to the front lines in Afghanistan in the southeastern provinces of Ghazni, Khost, Gardez, Paktia and Paktika, and many of them will be trained suicide bombers. Gentlemen, prepare the buffs! |
| Posted by:3dc |
| #13 Joe, are you channeling Karl Rove again? |
| Posted by: BA 2007-10-04 20:47 |
| #12 Iff true, this article IMO again shows me that its indeed premature to label Radical islam as defeated. THE ONLY REALISTIC OR PRAGMATIC "MARKER" OF DEFEAT WOULD BE SUCCESSFUL DEMOCRATIC REGIME CHANGE + GOVERNANCE IN THESE REGIONS. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-10-04 19:52 |
| #11 They have the financing, from Saudi Arabia. They have the numbers, from UN terror "refugee" camps. They have the Collabos, in the Karzai government and its heroin industry backers. They have the human shields, that NATO won't touch. They have the explosives, manufactured in Iran. |
| Posted by: McZoid 2007-10-04 18:57 |
| #10 Wut? There's a border surveyed by Roger Roger Vadim? |
| Posted by: Thomas Woof 2007-10-04 17:06 |
| #9 We need to have a mountain lion breeding program and , in future years, release thousands along the Afghan/Paki mountain borders creating a living smart mine barrier. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2007-10-04 16:31 |
| #8 Works for me, Barbara! |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-10-04 15:44 |
| #7 "UAVs with Hellfires. Lots of them. Loitering over the border There - fixed that for ya', Zen. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2007-10-04 15:30 |
| #6 This might actually be the time to roll out Old Patriot's wish for the BUFFs and ArcLight ... |
| Posted by: Steve White 2007-10-04 15:09 |
| #5 Ah, yes. I remember their fearsome "Spring Offensive". I'll bet they do too...at least those who actually survived it. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2007-10-04 13:33 |
| #4 UAVs with Hellfires. Lots of them. Loitering over the border after Ramadan. Is there some compelling reason why we don't just mine the hell out of all passes on Afghanistan's entire eastern border? |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-10-04 13:28 |
| #3 Sounds like disinformation to me. Nobody can be that stupid. Maybe hoping to infiltrate beforehand & try to ambush supplylines for the inevitable reception deployments? |
| Posted by: Mitch H. 2007-10-04 12:52 |
| #2 "Yes...on October 13th, Achmed is going to step out of the cave and fire -TWO- not just one but -TWO- full magazines in the direction of the infidels." "But your cave is more than a hundred miles from the nearest Coalition base." "Well, if we got any closer, they might shoot back." |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2007-10-04 11:41 |
| #1 So let me get this straight, they are announcing a major trans-Durand Line offensive ... to commence sometime after 10 October? That would be the best thing since they invented rolled toilet paper! A group camped in a frozen landscape in the dark of night sticks out like a neon sign in the infrared. It would be like target practice. Bring it on! |
| Posted by: crosspatch 2007-10-04 11:39 |