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| Afghanistan |
| Dozens of Militants Die in Nato Offensive |
| 2010-12-23 |
| [Tolo News] More than 28 Taliban fighters, including four commanders were killed on Wednesday in a joint Afghan-Nato offensive in southern Ghazni province Provincial security officials said the beturbanned goons were targeted in the operation Sahara, a joint Afghan-Nato foray which is part of Afghan security efforts to root out beturbanned goons in their remote hideouts in the country. The operation Sahara that is basically conducted to target and clear restive parts of Ghazni province of thugs, will last for three months, security officials said. A top Afghan military commander, Daud Shah Wafadar, told TOLOnews that the operation has been going on for some days in different districts of Ghazni province, including the placid provincial capital, Ghazni city. "We have killed 28 cut-throats along with their commanders in the operation so far, seven other beturbanned goons have been jugged and some arms have been siezed," he said. Security situation in the province has improved since the operation has begun, the official said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 Practically speaking, I can imagine some of the rats of Afghanistan have developed a Pavlovian response to the sound of a Reaper. First they run away from any humans, then they start drooling with the anticipation of getting a hot meal. If they run away from the terrorists, then have one buzz the village and have other Reapers bomb wherever they are running from. |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-12-23 23:41 |
| #7 I wonder if the troops carrying that spiffy new weapon are issued 28 rounds. |
| Posted by: crosspatch 2010-12-23 20:12 |
| #6 BCS: Actually, I think it is pretty obvious. When you drop some serious ordnance on a bunch of them, it sounds pretty lame, if accurate, to say, "I don't know, a bunch of them." It's just easier to pick a number out of a hat. It's not like anybody is going to miss them, nor is anybody going to bother picking up the pieces of their sweet, shattered dreams, as it were. Practically speaking, I can imagine some of the rats of Afghanistan have developed a Pavlovian response to the sound of a Reaper. First they run away from any humans, then they start drooling with the anticipation of getting a hot meal. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2010-12-23 19:11 |
| #5 :-) those are Fred's license with terms, not in the original article. I like it |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-12-23 19:10 |
| #4 Notice they say "cut-throats" and "beturbanned goons"...while our media is calling them "insurgents"... The power of mind control! Yes, the "war on terror" is over, except for those getting their throats cut... |
| Posted by: hotspur666 2010-12-23 18:47 |
| #3 So 'Moose__ you think someone is rigging the office pool? |
| Posted by: Black Charlie Spique6532 2010-12-23 14:05 |
| #2 I remember a while back when there was some debate about US enemy casualty claims, because of the remarkable coincidence of exactly the same number of enemy killed in maybe eight or ten attacks, over a several week period. I mention this because I've noticed the number 28 enemy killed keeps showing up in recent weeks. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2010-12-23 12:50 |
| #1 "We have also seized some legs and parts of two heads, we think." |
| Posted by: Steven 2010-12-23 00:53 |