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2003-03-13 Afghanistan

Five Attackers Killed in Afghan Gunfight

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Posted by Steve 2003-03-13 10:35 am|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "The road that goes through the pass is a traditional ambush site,"

It's like those shrines you see along American highways, where someone died in an auto accident.

"Ah, yes, my son. This is where they got Uncle Otto, and before that, Grandpa's cousin Irv. And we got old, Ugly Leon here, and took his goats."

Posted by Chuck 2003-03-13 09:30:28|| [blog.simmins.org] 2003-03-13 09:30:28|| Front Page Top

#2 Chuck---You beat me to the punch on that one...

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-03-13 09:44:37|| 2003-03-13 09:44:37|| Front Page Top

#3 You just have to wonder about a country that has a "tradition" of roadside ambuscades...

Posted by mojo 2003-03-13 13:48:42|| 2003-03-13 13:48:42|| Front Page Top

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