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11 Bad Guys killed in Kabul raid...
Attackers struck an Afghan army base Wednesday in southern Kabul, and 15 people were killed, including 11 guerrillas. The base commander claimed the attackers were Arabs and Pakistanis. Just popped over from the NWFP to wreak a little havoc against the infidels... The attack on the Kabul army garrison began about 7 a.m. when the guerrillas, armed with AK-47 semiautomatic rifles, rushed the post in the Bagram-i District, about six miles south of the center of the capital, said the local police commander, Col. Haji Rashid. Soldiers fought back mainly with rocket-propelled grenades. The base commander, Bismullah Khan, told The Associated Press that in a three-hour battle his men pursued the attackers as they retreated to a nearby mountain, surrounded them and killed 11. He said three of his men also were killed. A wounded civilian died en route to a hospital. One guerrilla and four soldiers were wounded. The guerrillas apparently were trapped by the soldiers and shot against a steep lower slope of the mountain, where large bloodstains could later be seen after their bodies were taken away. Dontcha hate it when that happens? It sounds like they made a mistake and attacked the trained troops, not just a pickup team of militia guys... Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2002-08-07 |
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