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2006-05-18 Afghanistan

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Posted by Dan Darling 2006-05-18 02:57|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 AP ran this story with the informative title 50 AFGHANS KILLS IN ATTACKS. I guess indicating that most were taliban would have been too informative to us lowly public plebeians

Posted by ordu 2006-05-18 09:37|| 2006-05-18 09:37|| Front Page Top

#2 A more informative title would have been: A Bunch Pakistanis Killed While Attacking Afghans

Posted by ed 2006-05-18 10:01|| 2006-05-18 10:01|| Front Page Top

#3 I had some misgivings about the Afghan govt forces but if this report is accurate they handled themselves pretty well.

Posted by mhw 2006-05-18 12:11|| 2006-05-18 12:11|| Front Page Top

#4 This kind of fighting is the death knell of the taliban. They're wasting all their experienced fighters and better officers trying to achieve a tactical, short-term victory. In the end, all that will be left will be the mullahs, too "important" to fight, and raw recruits - better described as cannon fodder. I hope they keep pushing, and I hope they keep dying like flys.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2006-05-18 13:45|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2006-05-18 13:45|| Front Page Top

#5 Is that a Sharps that Tom S. is firing in the graphic?

Posted by Snump Ebbons4287 2006-05-18 21:26|| 2006-05-18 21:26|| Front Page Top

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