I see two walls that (used to) intersect where the craters are.
These are next to a road separated by a wire fence, penetrated by a small bridge where the humvee is.
Wonder what it was/what it looked like b4. Looks like a bad place to hide.
Posted on 02/14/2007 1:54:29 PM PST by mdittmar
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan Feb 14, 2007 (AP)— A NATO airstrike early Wednesday destroyed a compound housing a Taliban leader blamed for a wave of violence across southern Afghanistan, killing him and at least 10 others, NATO said.
NATO said the slain Taliban chief was linked to an uprising in the nearby town of Musa Qala, which the Taliban overran Feb. 1, and an attack Tuesday against a dam in nearby Kajaki.
"We have removed yet another Taliban enemy leader who will no longer threaten the peace and security of the Afghan people and their future," said Lt. Col. Angela Billings, a spokeswoman for NATO's International Security Assistance Force.
The airstrike, which hit a compound in a small village outside Musa Qala, killed 11 Taliban fighters, NATO said.
Provincial Police Chief Ghulam Nabi Malakhail said nine fighters were killed. Wali Mohammad, a Musa Qala resident, said by telephone that a total of 20 people were killed in the strike. There was no way to independently verify the number at the remote site.
Malakhail said he had no reports of civilian casualties, but Abdul Ali, a tribal elder, said some family members who lived at the compound were also killed. But NATO said there was no evidence that any civilians had died, and that observers saw the bodies of 11 "military-age males" pulled out of the compound, but no women or children.
"ISAF takes allegations of civilian casualties very seriously and we do everything in our power to prevent them. But in this morning's attack, we remain confident that only enemy forces were killed," said spokesman Col. Tom Collins.
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I see two walls that (used to) intersect where the craters are.
These are next to a road separated by a wire fence, penetrated by a small bridge where the humvee is.
Wonder what it was/what it looked like b4. Looks like a bad place to hide.
Time for a Dirt Nap Mr terrorist!
PRay for W and Our Troops
"Well done".
Great news.
...at a wedding.
What gives?
This is a remote area. It takes time to truck in the toys, scatter them, photograph them, then send them to Reuters.
Bummer for the girl who caught the bouquet.
Job well done!!
Sam, the picture is actually that of Zarq's residence after we lobbed a couple of 500 pounders at him.
Okee. Well, it doesn't look like a good place for him to hide either! =)
Don't forget all the puppies and kittens that were there too.
Those laser-guided bombs can travel a long way downrange from high up. Maybe from 30K feet up where the fighter can't be heard, and at least 5 miles from the target. The AC was long gone when the bomb hit.
The real hero is the guy that illuminated the place and can never talk about the mission. Likely alone, out of sight and self-sufficient for days.
HUA!
Urban renewal....
One of many signs that spring is coming around.. The annual Spring/Summer Taliban upswing.... Also the Spring/Summer that we kill more Taliban during upswing...
One of many signs that spring is coming around.. The annual Spring/Summer Taliban upswing.... Also the Spring/Summer that we kill more Taliban during upswing...
(...sorry....couldn't resist......)
BTTT !!
CodePinko is deeply disturbed.
TURBAN Renewal...
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