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US Airstrikes in Afghanistan Continue Despite Peace Deal Progress
[ToloNews] US  ...KABOOM!... s in Afghanistan continued at a steady rate in February, despite reaching a peace deal with the Taliban ...the Pashtun equivalent of men... , as counter-terror operations targeted ISIS and al-Qaeda. According to Air Forces Central Command statistics released March 12, in February, US manned and unmanned aircraft dropped 360 weapons‐the lowest monthly total since the same month of 2019, but the second highest February on record since 2009. The total, down from January’s 415 tally, brings 2020’s total to 775 so far. So far this year, US aircraft have airdropped 62,500 pounds of supplies, and flown 2,340 airlift and airdrop sorties, both at approximately the same rate as 2019, according to a report by Air Force Magazine. The US and the Taliban signed a peace deal in Qatar ...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates. Home of nutbag holy manYusuf al-Qaradawi... on Feb. 19 after 18-month negotiations. As part of this, the Taliban will not target international forces in the country. Posted by: trailing wife 2020-03-19 |
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