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Afghanistan - Hundreds of Taliban massing to attack dam -official
Reuters (excerpt) ^ | February 12, 2007
Posted on 02/12/2007 12:26:38 AM PST by HAL9000
SPIN BOLDAK, Afghanistan, Feb 12 (Reuters) - At least 700 Taliban fighters have crossed from Pakistan into Afghanistan to destroy a key dam, a major source of electricity, a provincial governor said on Monday.
"We have got confirmed reports that they are Pakistani, Uzbek and Chechen nationals and have sneaked in," Helmand Governor Asadullah Wafa told Reuters by telephone.
The dam, Kajaki, has seen major fighting in recent weeks between the Taliban and NATO forces.
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"Pakistan: Peace in our time"
(February 11, 2007)
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http://www.defenselink.mil/news/NewsArticle.aspx?ID=3027
Taliban Senior Leader Targeted in Assault
American Forces Press Service
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan, Feb. 12, 2007 – Several Taliban fighters were killed during an assault by Afghan National Army and coalition forces early this morning near the town of Gershk, in the Nahr Surkh district of Helmand province.
A group of Taliban fighters initiated hostilities by firing a rocket-propelled grenade at Afghan and coalition forces. The troops then engaged and killed the Taliban fighters. Officials have not yet determined the exact number of terrorists killed, according to a statement from Combined Joint Task Force 76.
The assault was conducted based on substantial information provided about a Taliban senior leader operating in the neighboring province of Kandahar, officials said. The targeted individual has ties to Mullah Mohammad Osmani and Mullah Mohammad Omar.
During the assault, an Afghan National Army vehicle overturned in a ravine. One Afghan soldier suffered a non-life threatening injury and was taken to a coalition hospital for further treatment, and the vehicle was destroyed on site.
No Afghan or coalition forces were killed during this operation.
(From a Combined Joint Task Force 76 news release.)