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2003-07-18 Afghanistan

Suspected Taliban Attack Kills 8 Afghan Soldiers

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Posted by Steve 2003-07-18 9:23:15 AM|| || Front Page|| [9 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 From AP: Eight Afghan soldiers were killed Friday when their vehicle was blown apart by a remote controlled mine, an Afghan security official said. The soldiers were on patrol in the violent Khost province, where suspected Taliban fugitives have carried out scores of attacks against Afghan soldiers as well as U.S.-led coalition forces, Rehman Karim, security officer, said.
Somebody needs to get their story straight.

Posted by Steve 2003-7-18 10:03:31 AM|| 2003-7-18 10:03:31 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 The original posting is from Reuters. As a Reuters shareholder, I am glad that Reuters' profitability is not contingent upon the accuracy of its newswire stories. I am also happy to say that Reuters' stringers are probably the cheapest you can find anywhere - which is why you get a lot of reporters with names like Nidal al Mughrabi, et al. All of these cost savings flow straight to the bottom line. (The only downside is that the stories sound like they came straight out of the Soviet-era Tass ~~propaganda~~ news agency or China's Xinhua ~~propaganda~~ news agency).

If Reuters got a better handle on its financial services unit, shareholders would be happy campers indeed. And suing Bloomberg is not what I call improving operational efficiency.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2003-7-18 12:30:24 PM|| 2003-7-18 12:30:24 PM|| Front Page Top

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