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| Afghanistan says Taliban fighters marooned on river island |
| 2015-10-25 |
| [Reuters] Dozens of Taliban fighters were stranded on a river island on the border between Afghanistan and Turkmenistan on Saturday after fleeing army troops led by the Afghan vice president, the government said, though the Taliban denied they were stuck. Taliban fighters fled on Thursday to the banks of the Amu River, one of the longest in Central Asia, deserting motorbikes and using fishing boats to reach the island, said Sultan Faizy, spokesman for Vice President General Abdul Rashid Dostum. "They have no choice but to surrender or starve," he said, adding that Afghan troops had not advanced so as not to enter Turkmenistan. There is another choice worth consideration: an Arc Light strike on the island. Or maybe two of them. Just make sure no bombs fall in Turkmenistan or Erdogan will complain. |
| Posted by:Anguper Hupomosing9418 |
| #8 What? No Ginger OR Mary Ann? |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard OTR 2015-10-25 15:17 |
| #7 Stranded Stranded on a toilet bowl Stranded Stranded Stranded on a toilet bowl What do you do when you're stranded And there ain't nothing on the roll? To prove you're a man You must wipe it with your hand Stranded Stranded on a toilet bowl! |
| Posted by: Shipman 2015-10-25 14:34 |
| #6 Napalm and phosphors comes to mind. |
| Posted by: Sven the pelter 2015-10-25 14:22 |
| #5 Artillery practice! |
| Posted by: gorb 2015-10-25 13:23 |
| #4 I mentioned Erdogan because Turkey sometimes takes the side of other nations with ethnic connections to Turks, not because I thought he was the head of Turkmenistan. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2015-10-25 13:18 |
| #3 Or use my favorite fantasy. Low pass by a KC-137 emptying its onboard refueling tanks. Except instead of jet fuel have the dumping used bacon grease |
| Posted by: Cheaderhead 2015-10-25 10:05 |
| #2 keep them penned in on the island and then set up a bar-b- q upwind of them. preferably pork. |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2015-10-25 09:35 |
| #1 Turkmenistan is headed by President Gurbanguly BERDIMUHAMEDOW (since 14 February 2007, when he was elected with 97% of the vote.) Erdogan heads Turkey, which does not border Afghanistan. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2015-10-25 08:41 |