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| Afghanistan |
| Coalition, Afghan Forces Kill 30 Militants |
| 2006-07-11 |
| Coalition and Afghan forces killed an estimated 30 extremists Tuesday in a raid on a hideout in southern Afghanistan, the military said. Coalition aircraft destroyed a helicopter damaged in an emergency landing during the operation. The firefight came a day after a U.S. warplane bombed another militant hideout in southern Afghanistan, killing more than 40 Taliban fighters, the military claimed. "While conducting the raid at the hideout location, Afghan and Coalition forces killed enemy fighters," said the statement. The military estimated that 30 militants died, but it did not explain how it came to that figure. More than 700 people, mostly militants, have died since mid-May in the deadliest spate of violence since the Taliban's late 2001 ouster, according to Afghan and coalition casualty figures tallied by The Associated Press. Coalition forces also discovered a large weapons cache in the Helmand hideout and destroyed it. As the troops left the area, a malfunctioning helicopter was damaged "beyond repair" in an emergency landing and destroyed by a coalition airstrike. No coalition or Afghan forces were hurt. |
| Posted by:ed |
| #9 More than 700 people, mostly militants, have died since mid-May Justice served |
| Posted by: Captain America 2006-07-11 17:56 |
| #8 You mean, cause there were none captured or "detained", USN, Ret? |
| Posted by: Bobby 2006-07-11 14:18 |
| #7 Continuing evidence that the SCOTHUS knew exactly what they were doing re: gitmo detainees. |
| Posted by: USN, ret. 2006-07-11 14:01 |
| #6 The Taliwhackers are offensive, smelling. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2006-07-11 11:50 |
| #5 Notice we're hitting "hideouts". So much for the "vaunted Taliban offensive". |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2006-07-11 11:12 |
| #4 So now the number is 30 instead of the usual 40. What happened here? Did the graduation rate at the nearby Pakistani madrasasses drop? More madrasass drop-outs lately? No Jihadi Left Behind now is becoming No Jihadi Left With A Behind. |
| Posted by: Lancasters Over Dresden 2006-07-11 10:20 |
| #3 Poor helicopter. |
| Posted by: Howard UK 2006-07-11 09:38 |
| #2 "700, mostly militants, have died" Surprising to see WaPo note that - seems like normally reported as '700 Afghans killed..." |
| Posted by: glenmore 2006-07-11 09:33 |
| #1 Killing them like it's free nowdays. Goofy bastards just conscript another junior high school class to fight for them though. Keep it up guys, they'll run out of retards eventually. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2006-07-11 09:25 |