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| Afghanistan |
| Village People Kill Taliban Leader in Northwestern Afghanistan |
| 2008-07-11 |
 Afghan officials say villagers in northwestern Afghanistan have killed two Taliban militants. Officials in Faryab province Thursday said militants were trying to abduct aid workers in Qaysar district on Wednesday when villagers confronted them, killing two, and forcing 10 others to flee. One of the militants killed was reportedly a Taliban-appointed shadow governor for the province. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #11 Good on ya. Repeat if necessary. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2008-07-11 22:27 |
| #10 You sure it wasn't the Police? |
| Posted by: Ricky Martin3765 2008-07-11 19:37 |
| #9 Village People missing the Happy Mullah. |
| Posted by: .5MT 2008-07-11 19:23 |
| #8 Now they'd scare the shit outta the Taliban... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-07-11 12:28 |
| #7 Will it work in Helmand and Kandahar? If we give them something worth losing (i.e. schools, jobs, hospitals) if the Taliban take over, yes. Give them a stake in their own future, and they will fight for it. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2008-07-11 12:17 |
| #6 But one neg - this is from a northwestern Province, IIUC, NOT a mainly Pashtun province. Will it work in Helmand and Kandahar? |
| Posted by: Albemarle Thravitle4170 2008-07-11 12:07 |
| #5 dont think they used handguns to do the job though ;) But yeah, this is an extension of the kind of thing happening in Iraq, locals turning on the AQ. Note also in this case by abducting the aid workers, the Taliban were violating sacred principles of hospitality - again the traditional culture works AGAINST the taliban. |
| Posted by: Albemarle Thravitle4170 2008-07-11 12:06 |
| #4 Handy thing, that Second Amendment. Glad to see it exported to Afghanistan. |
| Posted by: Mike 2008-07-11 11:06 |
| #3 Well it sounds like they got guns and they know how to use them. And aren't afraid to. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-07-11 09:30 |
| #2 I hope you are prepared for revenge attacks! I hope we are prepared too: if the villagers get out of this unharmed and lots of Taliban are killed instead it will send a message to other people who are in fear of them. |
| Posted by: JFM 2008-07-11 09:26 |
| #1 wOOT! GO Village People! I hope you are prepared for revenge attacks! I'm proud some locals standing up to these bullies! |
| Posted by: Pliny Sleash8027 2008-07-11 01:04 |