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| Afghanistan |
| 42 Talibunnies receive One Way Tickets to Paradise, four of them Dutch Treat |
| 2009-04-29 |
| In the latest series of battles, coalition and Afghan forces killed 42 militants Wednesday in three clashes. Though there were no casualties reported for Afghan or international troops in Wednesday's fighting, it served as a reminder of the upsurge in violence predicted by many as the weather warms and the additional U.S. forces continue to move into areas they previously had not operated in. In the largest battle, a convoy of Afghan police and forces with the U.S.-led coalition came under fire from multiple sides during a patrol in southern Uruzgan province, the statement said. The troops fired back and called in air support, killing 23 insurgents. Nine militants were killed when troops came under attack during a search operation in neighboring Helmand province, and another 10 in fighting that broke out southwest of Kabul when international and Afghan forces attacked compounds believed to belong to Taliban operatives, the coalition said. Wednesday's series of clashes came as Germany's foreign minister met with Afghan officials in the capital. Though Germany's 3,750 troops serve in Afghanistan's relatively peaceful north, they also were hit by an attack Wednesday. A suicide bomber jumped in front of a German vehicle, wounding four German troops, the NATO-led force said. Elsewhere in the country, four would-be suicide bombers died in southern Ghazni province when their explosives detonated in the house they were staying in, said Sayed Ismail Jahangir, spokesman for Ghazni's governor. Jahangir said the men died Tuesday in what appeared to be an accidental explosion. He said the government had received reports that they were planning a suicide attack. |
| Posted by:GolfBravoUSMC |
| #1 Are the Gazans there now too? What with the 'splodeydopes and such. But even Paleo 'spoldies never took out 3 of their own. A big round of NO virgins, I mean raisins for them! |
| Posted by: Cranter Barnsmell5062 2009-04-29 13:53 |