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| Afghanistan: Soldiers desert army to join Taliban |
| 2008-09-10 |
| (AKI) - A senior Afghan army official and 50 soldiers have reportedly abandoned their uniforms and joined the ranks of the Taliban. Taliban spokesman Qari Mohammad Yousuf announced the move in a statement published on jihadi internet forums on Tuesday. "At 10 a.m yesterday, the deputy general of the border guards, Nur Ahmad Khan Bahlawan joined the ranks of the mujahadeen together with 50 soldiers as a result of a secret relationship established for some time with the men from Nu castle in the region of Badghis." According to the Taliban, the deserters reportedly brought two rockets and three sub-machineguns as well as a quantity of money. The official was working with the soldiers as border guards. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #13 Our troll comes from a wonderfully sleazy domain out of Plano, Texas. Don't know if there are any hillbillies there, but there seems to be lots of Russians. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2008-09-10 22:44 |
| #12 Let's get a wheelbarrow over here to remove what Mr. Bushlover is shoveling, please. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2008-09-10 18:06 |
| #11 Hello Moby! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-09-10 17:43 |
| #10 No way! Our great leader, President G W Bush (May Jesus Walk With Him) is loved by all Afghans and Pakistanis. And we are winning the war on terror because of our great leader. Shout down the President and you are on the fighting side of this hillbilly. |
| Posted by: Bushlover 2008-09-10 17:36 |
| #9 According to the Taliban, the deserters reportedly brought two rockets and three sub-machineguns as well as a quantity of money. That's it from 50 guys? I'da said thanks, then shot them for being morons. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-09-10 11:26 |
| #8 on the NW border with one of the Stans |
| Posted by: mhw 2008-09-10 08:40 |
| #7 Qari Mohammad Yousuf needs to provide proof to be believeable. How about some uniforms? No, not those with the bullet holes. |
| Posted by: Richard of Oregon 2008-09-10 07:22 |
| #6 Having these traitors out of the ranks is good news. |
| Posted by: junkirony 2008-09-10 05:46 |
| #5 This is from Taliban sources remember? |
| Posted by: JFM 2008-09-10 04:59 |
| #4 I hazard a guess , 2 weeks from now there is an incursion into Pakistan from Afganistan by the ANA . Lots of women and children killed. |
| Posted by: Mad Eye 2008-09-10 04:46 |
| #3 I doubt they abandoned their uniforms. Abandoned their posts, commanders, and mates, sure, but not the uniforms. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2008-09-10 02:15 |
| #2 Nu castle? Did they have to arrange a shrubbery to get to join? |
| Posted by: gromky 2008-09-10 01:41 |
| #1 some people just need killin' |
| Posted by: Goober Phitch2747 2008-09-10 01:18 |