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2009-09-14 Afghanistan

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Posted by Fred 2009-09-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top
File under: Taliban

#1 Provincial officials confirm that three civilians, including two teenage girls, were also killed and two women were wounded in a Taliban missile strike during the fighting.

If I reasd that correctly, its not collateral damage to a NATO strike. Its the victims of a Taliban missile strike. Evidently the "gunbattle" include a wider range of munitions? I may be out of my depth here.

Posted by liberal hawk 2009-09-14 15:12|| 2009-09-14 15:12|| Front Page Top

#2 Clearly the Afghan Army doesn't operate with the same rules of engagement as the international forces.

Well of course. While H&M applies to domestic forces fighting a counterinsurgency, one assumes the population will give more benefit of the doubt to their local fellahs than to furriners. So thats one advantage of relying on friendlies.

Posted by liberal hawk 2009-09-14 15:14|| 2009-09-14 15:14|| Front Page Top

#3 Excellent graphic! If like me, you really enjoy stories about TAC Air strikes on the Taliban, may I suggest Doug Stanton's book entitled "Horse Soldiers."

Posted by Besoeker 2009-09-14 15:40|| 2009-09-14 15:40|| Front Page Top

#4 every time i see this graphic, i say "if only" and lament.

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