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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.
(Excerpt) Read more at alertnet.org ...
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; alqaeda; alqaida; dam; helmand; kajaki; kajakidam; nato; operationvolcano; pakistan; spindoldak; taleban; taliban
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posted on
02/12/2007 12:26:40 AM PST
by
HAL9000
To: Jet Jaguar
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posted on
02/12/2007 12:47:11 AM PST
by
Cindy
To: HAL9000
Afghanistan - Hundreds of Taliban?targets massing to attack dam -official there fixed it.
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posted on
02/12/2007 12:49:42 AM PST
by
CzarNicky
(The problem with bad ideas is that they seemed like good ideas at the time.)
To: HAL9000
Has NATO cluster-bombed Quetta yet?
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posted on
02/12/2007 12:55:10 AM PST
by
endthematrix
(Both poverty and riches are the offspring of thought.)
To: HAL9000
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posted on
02/12/2007 1:46:04 AM PST
by
LFOD
(IRAQ - Back in downtown Baghdad)
To: HAL9000; All
Call in the daisy cutters!
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posted on
02/12/2007 1:49:46 AM PST
by
Recovering_Democrat
(I am SO glad to no longer be associated with the party of Dependence on Government!)
To: HAL9000
Fire mission - troops in the open ...
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posted on
02/12/2007 1:54:35 AM PST
by
R. Scott
(Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink)
To: HAL9000
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posted on
02/12/2007 1:59:23 AM PST
by
HAL9000
(Get a Mac - The Ultimate FReeping Machine)
To: HAL9000
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posted on
02/12/2007 2:06:17 AM PST
by
HAL9000
(Get a Mac - The Ultimate FReeping Machine)
To: HAL9000
The Taliban truly do want to live in the Dark Ages.
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posted on
02/12/2007 2:15:12 AM PST
by
midway
To: midway
It seems that way. This dam generates hydroelectric power for Kandahar.
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posted on
02/12/2007 2:21:19 AM PST
by
HAL9000
(Get a Mac - The Ultimate FReeping Machine)
To: HAL9000
A target rich environment!
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posted on
02/12/2007 3:40:05 AM PST
by
saganite
(Billions and billions and billions-------and that's just the NASA budget!)
To: HAL9000
Paging Don Quixote to the white courtesy phone, Don Quixote, your services are being emulated....
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posted on
02/12/2007 3:45:43 AM PST
by
Cvengr
(Adversity in life and death is inevitable; Stress is optional through faith in Christ.)
To: LFOD
Hey, you took my idea. FAE sounds great for this situation.
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posted on
02/12/2007 3:51:01 AM PST
by
Fierce Allegiance
("Campers laugh at clowns behind closed doors." GOHUNTER08!)
To: midway
The dam must have drawn a cartoon.
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posted on
02/12/2007 4:34:05 AM PST
by
doodad
To: HAL9000; Clive
Let the Brits, Dutch, Canadians and the 10th Mountain Div. do what they do best. Happy Hunting and Godspeed Troopers.
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posted on
02/12/2007 5:50:09 AM PST
by
Chgogal
To: HAL9000
A story like this is useless without coordinates.
To: Cindy
To: norwaypinesavage
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