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Taliban Militants Mistakenly Blow Themselves Up
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| Friday, December 07, 2007
| AP
Posted on 12/08/2007 5:06:54 AM PST by do the dhue
KABUL, Afghanistan — Three Taliban militants were killed on Friday when a roadside bomb they were planting exploded prematurely, as Afghan and foreign troops launched an operation to retake a neighboring Afghan town controlled by Taliban militants, officials said.
The blast occurred in Kandahar, south of Kandahar city on a road frequently used by NATO and police forces, he said.
In Musa Qala, ground forces surrounded the area and airstrikes targeted militants inside the town in the southern province of Helmand, defense ministry spokesman Gen. Mohammad Zahir Azimi said.
"The operation has started," said Maj. Charles Anthony, a spokesman for NATO's International Security Assistance Force.
Taliban militants overran Musa Qala in February, four months after British troops left the town following a contentious peace agreement that gave security responsibilities to Afghan elders. Musa Qala has been in control of Taliban fighters ever since.
Situated in north of Helmand, Musa Qala and the region around it have seen the heaviest fighting in Afghanistan this year. It also is in the middle of the country's poppy-growing belt.
A large Afghan and British force have been massing around the town for weeks, facing an entrenched Taliban force.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; killthemselves; oops; roadsidebomb; taliban
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Taliban Militants Mistakenly Blow Themselves Up ROFLMAO!!!
cracked *wheeeeeze* my ribs *wheeeeeeeeeeeze* laughin' *wheeeeeze*
To: do the dhue
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posted on
12/08/2007 5:07:43 AM PST
by
b4its2late
(GITMO is way too nice of a place to house low life terrorists.)
To: do the dhue
Darn!! Lost another one to Geico.
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posted on
12/08/2007 5:08:15 AM PST
by
BipolarBob
(I've hired space aliens to keep the yetis out of my crop circle fields.)
To: do the dhue
I guess the Taliban were in a hurry to join the 72 virgins. Oh well.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
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posted on
12/08/2007 5:09:42 AM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: molette67; NavyDude
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posted on
12/08/2007 5:09:53 AM PST
by
do the dhue
(They've got us surrounded again. The poor bastards. General Creighton Abrams)
To: do the dhue
This keeps happening. Maybe we need a thread topic for these stories.
Hmmm Premature explosion syndrome?
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posted on
12/08/2007 5:12:47 AM PST
by
MNJohnnie
(Hillary Clinton has never done one thing right. She thinks that qualifies her to be President?)
To: do the dhue
Gooooooooal!
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posted on
12/08/2007 5:13:05 AM PST
by
csvset
To: goldstategop
I got news for them fools:
Them virgins are not virgins. They are Virginians.
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posted on
12/08/2007 5:13:18 AM PST
by
do the dhue
(They've got us surrounded again. The poor bastards. General Creighton Abrams)
To: csvset
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posted on
12/08/2007 5:13:33 AM PST
by
do the dhue
(They've got us surrounded again. The poor bastards. General Creighton Abrams)
To: do the dhue
LOL
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posted on
12/08/2007 5:14:18 AM PST
by
expatguy
(Support Conservative Blogging - "An American Expat in Southeast Asia")
To: do the dhue
Ah... a bit of good news to end the day.
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posted on
12/08/2007 5:16:25 AM PST
by
Ronin
(Bushed out!!! Another tragic victim of BDS.)
To: MNJohnnie
Have you noticed that their leaders are getting younger and younger? Maybe the people doing the leg work are even younger (and less experienced) and that is why this keeps happening.
I like the idea of the new thread. These kind of stories help my Post Traumatic Evil Stress Disorder (PTESD).
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posted on
12/08/2007 5:16:29 AM PST
by
do the dhue
(They've got us surrounded again. The poor bastards. General Creighton Abrams)
To: Ronin
Or start it, just depends, I guess.
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posted on
12/08/2007 5:16:56 AM PST
by
do the dhue
(They've got us surrounded again. The poor bastards. General Creighton Abrams)
To: do the dhue
“I can’t WAIT to blow up another of those American infide....”
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posted on
12/08/2007 5:17:30 AM PST
by
eastcobb
To: SandRat
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posted on
12/08/2007 5:17:57 AM PST
by
do the dhue
(They've got us surrounded again. The poor bastards. General Creighton Abrams)
To: do the dhue
Ron Paul and the democrats just lost three more supporters.
To: eastcobb
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posted on
12/08/2007 5:19:46 AM PST
by
do the dhue
(They've got us surrounded again. The poor bastards. General Creighton Abrams)
To: do the dhue
Thanks, I love happy endings.
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posted on
12/08/2007 5:20:25 AM PST
by
sig226
(New additions to the list of democrat criminals - see my profile)
To: do the dhue
To: do the dhue
Fresh cup of great coffee
Watched sun come up in beautiful Michigan
Answered some email with good friend in California
Sun up and bright, clear skies
Watching Christmas carols DVD with my 5 year old
Made him some hot cocoa after breakfast his first with mini marshmellows
...and now this.
What a great day!
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posted on
12/08/2007 5:20:48 AM PST
by
Eddie01
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