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Afghanistan
Another US drone attack strikes Afghanistan, kills 12
2014-06-19
[Iran Press TV] Another US drone attack has struck Afghanistan's southeastern Ghazni Province, killing at least 12 people.

The deadly drone strike was carried out in Qara-Bagh district of the troubled province on Wednesday, according to local authorities.

Provincial officials further stated that the attack targeted Talibs, including a number of commanders.

Earlier on Wednesday, two separate US drone strikes were carried out in neighboring Pakistain, killing at least five people in the country's northwest tribal region of Wazoo.

According to Pak authorities, six missiles struck three compounds in Dargah Mandi Village, nearly 10 kilometers (six miles) west of Miranshah
... headquarters of al-Qaeda in Pakistain and likely location of Ayman al-Zawahiri. The Haqqani network has established a ministate in centered on the town with courts, tax offices and lots of madrassas...
, where Pak forces conducted aerial strikes earlier in the week as well.
Posted by:Fred

#8  My version of running away, Snowy Thing. ;-) No, my mother is moving into a retirement community near us, and wants to bring her car from Buffalo. So I took the bus up today, and we'll drive back tomorrow. My very independent, 88 year old mother thought nothing of driving the 500 miles on her own, "By easy stages," she said, "taking plenty of breaks." Nonetheless, in addition to her age, she has a tradition of mini-strokes, and the thought of that happening on the road is terrifying. Officially I'm just keeping her company, but unofficially we'll take turns doing the driving, and I'll definitely do the tricky bits around Cleveland and heading into Cincinnati. Besides, I'm accustomed to the GPS, while she's a technophobe and afraid of her cell phone.
Posted by: trailing wife    2014-06-19 21:47  

#7  Drew Doughty's a fine defenceman for the LA Kings. Reminds me a lot a Bobby Orr.
Posted by: Snusort Spomose2148   2014-06-19 14:03  

#6  "Doughty" brings to mind the Pillsbury dough boy. Or maybe the Michelin tire guy or the Sta-Puft Marshmallow man in Ghostbusters.
Posted by: Fred   2014-06-19 11:57  

#5  Chinatown Bus is the way to go, not the dawg.
Posted by: Shipman   2014-06-19 11:54  

#4  You're leaving us?
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2014-06-19 11:42  

#3  :-)
Posted by: trailing wife on the greyhound bus   2014-06-19 10:55  

#2  Doughty = "Brave and Persistent"
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2014-06-19 08:46  

#1  Three cheers for our doughty* drone operators!

* I'm not exactly sure what doughty means, but if it's good enough for the Brits, it's good enough for me.
Posted by: trailing wife on the greyhound bus   2014-06-19 08:11  

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