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Afghanistan
U.S. says 220 Taliban killed in Afghanistan's south
2008-09-01
U.S.-led coalition and Afghan troops killed more than 220 suspected Taliban terrorists militants in strikes in southern Afghanistan last week, the U.S. military said on Monday, the biggest insurgent toll reported in recent weeks.

But several residents and a lawmaker said scores of camp-followers civilians had died in the operation in the Sangin district of Helmand province, the latest allegation of civilian deaths as fighting intensifies across the nation this summer.

"There is basically no Taliban (killed). The Taliban terrorists fire and then escape and then these people (foreign troops) come and bombard. Three hundred camp-followers people have been killed and wounded," said lawmaker Dad Mohammad Khan, who is also a former provincial intelligence chief.

Several residents rang a Reuters reporter to say that more than 70 camp-followers civilians were killed in air strikes by foreign forces in Sangin.

U.S. military spokesman Nathan Perry said he was not aware of any civilian deaths. "The operation is mostly wrapped up. The troops killed more than 220 terrorists militants," he said.
Posted by:Spot

#5  Ok, Mahmoud, what's the code-word for Taliban this week? I forgot.
'Spice Girls'? Are you sure?
TALIBAN PRESS RELEASE
"220 Spice Girls were killed this week by air strikes in Helmand Province".
Posted by: Old Patriot   2008-09-01 12:53  

#4  Ah, that's the stuff.
Posted by: Scott R   2008-09-01 11:45  

#3  Stop it, I can't do that many shots on a Monday morning.
Posted by: Perfesser   2008-09-01 10:40  

#2  Note to civilians: you have two choices, and only two choices. #1 Either evacuate the battlefield, or #2 Give aid and comfort to one side or the other, and risk getting killed for it.

Any questions?
Posted by: Anonymoose   2008-09-01 10:37  

#1  several residents just happened to have a Reuters reporters' phone number, huh?

/born at night, but not last night
Posted by: Frank G   2008-09-01 10:36  

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