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Afghanistan |
90+ insurgents, two soldiers killed in Afghanistan |
2006-09-11 |
KABUL - At least 94 suspected Taleban insurgents were killed overnight on Sunday by international and Afghan forces in southern Kandahar province. In the joint operation by Afghan forces and International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) known as Operation Medusa, 94 insurgents were killed and 1 was wounded in four separate battles overnight Sunday in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, a NATO statement said. Two coalition soldiers were also killed in two separate incidents overnight Sunday in Kandahar and the southern province of Zabul, coalition forces announced in Kabul Sunday. One of the two soldiers was working with a unit of the Afghan army that is currently supporting Operation Medusa in Panjwayi district, 25 kilometres west of Kandahar province, the statement said. The second soldier was serving with the operation in support of Afghan Army forces in Zabul province. Both soldiers were members of the embedded training team, which trains Afghan army soldiers for military operations, the statement added. |
Posted by:Steve White |
#8 We're depopulating Pakistan! Faster please. |
Posted by: DarthVader 2006-09-11 12:30 |
#7 Oh man. We're depopulating Pakistan! |
Posted by: Iblis 2006-09-11 12:16 |
#6 Three, four and larger digit number are also welcome, regardless of the number of significant digits. |
Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-09-11 09:54 |
#5 Lotp, tell our 'special' readers that we support them and ask them to hurry the hell up :-) |
Posted by: Steve White 2006-09-11 09:48 |
#4 You'd be surprised who reads Rantburg. |
Posted by: lotp 2006-09-11 07:38 |
#3 Gad zooks! A non-integer-multiple of 20. |
Posted by: Uliter Glosh6909 2006-09-11 07:34 |
#2 94 insurgents were killed and 1 was wounded I just thought that ratio needed emphasis. Continuation of same will reduce the potential for recidivism or for overcrowding at Guantanamo. |
Posted by: Glenmore 2006-09-11 07:22 |
#1 As for the terrorists: Allahu akbar! |
Posted by: gorb 2006-09-11 03:24 |