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| Afghanistan |
| Afghan troops kill four suspected Taliban fighters |
| 2003-06-03 |
| Government troops killed four suspected Taliban fighters and captured five others in a gunbattle in a remote mountain area of southern Afghanistan, an official said Tuesday. Government troops have been busy. The fighting occurred on Monday in Arghasan, a district of Kandahar province that is 130 kilometers (80 miles) northeast of Kandahar city, the provincial capital, said Fayaz Khan, Arghasan's chief administrator. The dead included Mullah Abdullah, who was leading a band of about 50 Taliban fighters hiding in the Thang mountains, Khan said in a satellite telephone interview. The five captured Taliban rebels identified Abdullah as their commander. "Yup, that was him. He used to have both, oh, there it is." The Afghan government troops also found an unspecified number of AK-47 rifles and rockets following the shooting. Arghasan borders Pakistan, and Khan said the Taliban fighters had slipped into the area from across the border. Of course Fugitives of the al-Qaida terror network and remnants of the Taliban government militia that was driven from power by a U.S.-led coalition in late 2001 are believed to be hiding in areas along the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Mostly in Pakistan, except during elk season. Of course, it's always elk season somewhere. About 150 Afghan troops were carrying out a search operation in Arghasan. "We are still in the mountain area, and we are trying to find other Taliban,'' Khan said. Good man, keep it up. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #1 Funny how after they get paid, they find these guys? |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge (VRWC California Chapter) 2003-06-03 14:58:24 |