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US-led forces in Afghanistan suffer huge attacks
Azzam Massive explosions rocked the headquarters of coalition forces in Kabul killing two soldiers and severely injuring five others. A large explosion was followed by a series of small explosions, which resulted in the HQ becoming engulfed by fire and large clouds of smoke. It has not been confirmed yet what type of bomb was used in the attack. The Coalition HQ is located near to Sherpur where a number of foreign consulates are located and was previously the KGB HQ during Communist rule in Afghanistan. On Thursday more than 30 coalition troops died in two different mujahideen operations inside Afghanistan. In the first operation at around 17.00 local time near the Sahara Garden US Airbase, mujahideen shot down a US transport helicopter with rocket fire. The US transport helicopter became a fireball as soon as the rocket hit killing all 30 US troops on board. An air and ground search and destroy operation was initiated by the Coalition troops but no arrests have yet been reported. Approximately 15 to 20 helicopters were seen after the attack shifting helicopter wreckage and dead soldiers to an unknown location. Later in the Pul Charkhi region near Kabul, a lone mujahid died in a martyrdom operation against a convoy of five US- Coalition military vehicles. The mujahid managed to kill 10 coalition troops and several others sustained life threatening injuries. Must be frustrating that press organizations with any claim to credibility — to include al-Jazeera — don't pick up on these stories. Truth, you know, is an artificial construct of the decadent West. Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2002-12-22 |
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