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Afghanistan |
Two killed as Taliban try to capture district |
2006-09-15 |
About 150 Taliban stormed a district in western Afghanistan, taking control of the headquarters for about an hour before being repelled in a battle in which two insurgents were killed, police said on Thursday. It was the third major attack in the province in three days. "Two Taliban were killed, four wounded and two policemen were also wounded in the three hours of exchange of fire," he said. A police convoy was attacked in Farah province on Wednesday and four policemen and four Taliban were killed in the fighting. In another attack, four rockets were fired near Qalat, the capital of troubled Zabul province, but caused no damage or casualties. |
Posted by:Fred |
#3 Only two killed indicates no US air support. And probably no US ground support either. It sounds like the Afghans managed this one on their own, with a 2 to 0 kill ratio. |
Posted by: Glenmore 2006-09-15 07:34 |
#2 Part of the problem is that the Taliban are non-uniformed and carry guns, so they look identical to all the other males in town. "In another attack, four rockets were fired near Qalat, the capital of troubled Zabul province, but caused no damage or casualties." Trained by Palestinians? |
Posted by: Darrell 2006-09-15 07:25 |
#1 One hundred fifty attacked, and only two killed? Have the locals forgotten all their training and gone back to shooting from the hip with their eyes closed? |
Posted by: trailing wife 2006-09-15 07:18 |