Posted on 06/23/2005 6:15:26 PM PDT by Wiz
June 23, 2005: In several days of fighting, American warplanes, and Afghan troops, chased several dozen Taliban from a town in southern Afghanistan, found their camp and attacked it. Some 76 Taliban were killed, and another 30 were captured, including several leaders. A dozen police and soldiers were killed, and a few Americans wounded. About 400 Afghan police and troops were involved, plus a few dozen American troops. American bombers and attack helicopters did most of the damage at the Taliban camp the Taliban were trying to reach. There are believed to be several hundred Taliban gunmen in the hills outside Kandahar, and the police and aircraft continue to search for them. The Taliban tactics have resulted in some successful attacks on towns, but the police quick reaction tactics have caused considerable casualties on the enemy. In the last three months, nearly 400 Taliban fighters have been killed, as groups of them roamed around southern Afghanistan, attacking government offices, the police and army bases. Many of these Taliban fighters come from Pushtun tribes in Pakistan, which still support the Taliban. Many of the Afghan Taliban have made peace with the government.
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What a quagmire! Rumsfeld should resign.
ping
Until we find a better way, "they check in, but they don't check out"
Bump!
400 killed in three months. I guess there is an alternative to Gitmo.
They've been given every opportunity to surrender and join the rest of society. Those who continue need to be disposed of, that's what's happening.
The good news keeps on flowing!!!!
Yes, this is an alternative to Gitmo. And it's probably a bit less costly to serve bullets than chicken Cordonbleau.
"Well, killing is never a good thing..."
Killing terrorist scumbags is ALWAYS a good thing.
Do them up good ! Gary Owen !....
At least their Korans weren't desecrated.
But this can't be. The Taliban, along with their Democratic Party spokesmen, said that the U.S. will be bogged down and lose our morale.
Americans come and
your mudhuts go Boom!
I love the smell of burning terrorist in the morning.
It's a quagmire ping
(Q) What's one and a half billion less four hundred?
(A) One billion four hundred and ninetynine thousand six hundred too many?
Good news for America. Bad news for Kofi's boys and Pelosi's 'RATS. Sorry we did this to your pals Red Ted.
WAY TO GO TO THE GUYS AND GALS IN OUR MILITARY. You people kick butt!!!!!!!!!! REAL Americans are proud of you!!!!
We should just pull out, drop small arms around the country randomly and let them have at it. When one side starts doing too good we dump more stuff for the other side.
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