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2006-05-21 Afghanistan

31 killed in clashes, Taliban trap 50 Afghan troops

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Posted by Fred 2006-05-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "Taliban trap 50 Afghan troops" doesn't make a lot of sense. With air power, sounds more like a double envelopment of the Pakistanis/Taliban to me.

Posted by ed 2006-05-21 08:26|| 2006-05-21 08:26|| Front Page Top

#2 With air power, sounds more like a double envelopment of the Pakistanis/Taliban to me.

If, they had radios and requested help. They might have tried to handle it themselves or thought someone else called 911.

Posted by Steve">Steve 2006-05-21 11:40|| 2006-05-21 11:40|| Front Page Top

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