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| Afghan forces kill 150 Taliban in Afghanistan: official |
| 2003-04-08 |
| Afghan forces killed 150 suspected Taliban fighters in northwest Afghanistan in an operation in late March and captured the ousted hardline militia's former governor of Badghis province, an official has revealed. The extremists had planned to takeover Badghis as part of a coordinated spring offensive across the country, Hajji Abdul Wahid Tawakoli, deputy intelligence director of neighbouring Herat province, the official said. "Ten days ago a big group of well-organised Taliban had planned to take over control of Badghis province and then spread their territory towards Herat and other provinces," Tawakoli said by telephone from Herat city. "In this attempt they attacked some military posts in Badghis province and the Badghis mujahedin (militia) asked for some help from Herat. Lots of mujahedin went from Herat to help them. This clean-up operation lasted two days in Bala Murghab district as a result of which around 150 Taliban got killed." Golly. The cockles of my heart are all warm and toasty. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #5 Huzzah! now what was that sqeaky, whiney little voice demanding the UN be allowed to dictate terms in post-Saddam Iraq, after doing NONE of the hard work to liberate? |
| Posted by: anon1 2003-04-08 19:03:45 |
| #4 I just shaved, I'm not growing that beard again! |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-04-08 18:44:28 |
| #3 the Zionist enemy? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-04-08 18:07:01 |
| #2 It's all part of the quagmire that will trap and humiliate America, just like the Soviet defeat, creating a thousand Bin Ladens, because the U.S. doesn't have staying power and we can't do "nation building" and...and....did I miss anything ? |
| Posted by: Dixie Normus 2003-04-08 15:26:38 |
| #1 This can't be right, the Taliban have regrouped and are retaking Afghanistan because we got distracted by Iraq which has nothing to do with the war on terror it's because of the oil. It sez so right here in the paper so it has to be true! Right? Huh? |
| Posted by: Steve 2003-04-08 13:56:33 |