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2007-03-06 Afghanistan

Taliban Claims Control Of Another Helmand District

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Posted by Fred 2007-03-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "warn the people not to be within 100 meters on either side of any NATO installation or convoy because from now on everything will be immediate targets,"

Thank for clearing our fields of fire for us.

Posted by Steve 2007-03-06 08:54|| 2007-03-06 08:54|| Front Page Top

#2 We have acquired sophisticated weapons and now warn the people not to be within 100 meters on either side of any NATO installation or convoy because from now on everything will be immediate targets," the pamphlet written in Pashto said.

What you bet that pamphlet is one of them old T-54 ex-Soviet Kosomol Tri-Fold jobs. Hot-type I hear.

Posted by Shipman 2007-03-06 16:49|| 2007-03-06 16:49|| Front Page Top

#3 Doesn't Helmands make mayonase? What does the Taliban want with mayonase? Spread it on their ham sammiches?

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2007-03-06 19:36|| 2007-03-06 19:36|| Front Page Top

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