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Afghanistan flag flies over Musa Qala
United Press International ^
| 12/11/07
| United Press International
Posted on 12/11/2007 2:55:58 PM PST by mdittmar
NATO claimed victory Tuesday in the four-day battle for Musa Qala as the Afghanistan flag was raised over what had been the only town held by the Taliban.
NATO military leaders promised that the town in Helmand Province will get the decent government and economic development that was not provided before the Taliban moved in months ago, The Times of London reported.
"We have a plan ready, and we will want to demonstrate that people will be better off with the Afghan government than they were with the Taliban," said Lt. Col. Richard Easton, a spokesman for the British military.
NATO plans to use Afghan forces and British trainers in the town. A small air base is also being considered.
The Afghan government acknowledged Tuesday that claims that two major Taliban commanders in Helman province were taken prisoner during the battle were untrue.
The number of casualties remained unclear. The Kabul government says none of its troops were killed and only four civilians died, but residents told the BBC that the NATO and Afghan forces sustained heavier casualties than they have acknowledged.
The Times said two British soldiers were killed by a land mine.
TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; fallen; flagraising; musaqala; nato; oef; taleban; taliban; uktroops; victory; wot
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posted on
12/11/2007 2:55:59 PM PST
by
mdittmar
To: AdmSmith; Dog; jeffers
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posted on
12/11/2007 2:57:24 PM PST
by
nuconvert
("Terrorism is not the enemy. It is a means to the ends of militant Islamism." MZJ)
To: mdittmar
The number of casualties remained unclear. The Kabul government says none of its troops were killed and only four civilians died, but residents told the BBC that the NATO and Afghan forces sustained heavier casualties than they have acknowledged.
Uh-huh. Sure.
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posted on
12/11/2007 3:02:16 PM PST
by
Terpfen
(It's your fault, not Pelosi's.)
To: mdittmar
UPEye can’t be happy people are free, it has to slip in some claim that NATO casualties were higher than reported. War is hell UPEye. Nobody claimed freedom was cheap. You just treat it that way.
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posted on
12/11/2007 3:03:13 PM PST
by
DoughtyOne
(California, where the death penalty is reserved for wholesome values. SB 777)
To: mdittmar
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posted on
12/11/2007 3:10:22 PM PST
by
pissant
(Duncan Hunter: Warrior, Statesman, Conservative)
To: pissant
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posted on
12/11/2007 3:26:00 PM PST
by
in hoc signo vinces
("Houston, TX...a waiting quagmire for jihadis.")
To: mdittmar; Clive; exg
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posted on
12/11/2007 3:40:54 PM PST
by
fanfan
("We don't start fights my friends, but we finish them, and never leave until our work is done."PMSH)
To: mdittmar
So, what happened to the “2000” estimated talibunnies that where reported to be in the town?
8
posted on
12/11/2007 4:01:57 PM PST
by
woofer
(Earth First! We'll mine the other eight later.)
To: woofer
They ran....or were never there.
9
posted on
12/11/2007 5:00:22 PM PST
by
Dog
(Thou shall not worship the backup quarterback.)
To: fanfan; SandRat
10
posted on
12/11/2007 10:18:46 PM PST
by
Clive
To: mdittmar
bump for outstanding news!
11
posted on
12/11/2007 10:34:13 PM PST
by
Da Mav
To: mdittmar
Oh no! It’s a quagmire, run away!
12
posted on
12/11/2007 11:14:49 PM PST
by
rfp1234
(Mundus vult decipi: the world wants to be deceived. ---James Branch Cabell)
To: mdittmar
Merry Christmas!
13
posted on
12/12/2007 12:22:45 AM PST
by
Liberty Valance
(Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
To: Dog; woofer; Cindy; nw_arizona_granny
"So, what happened to the “2000” estimated talibunnies that where reported to be in the town?"
"They ran....or were never there."
No, now they're called "residents" being interviewed by reporters for the MSM who can't resist printing the adversary's lies as truth...
Cindy, Granny -- Ping to Good News in the WOT! And, sadly, yet another example in the article of the MSM interviewing the "enemy" and printing their propoganda, IMHO...
To: LibertyRocks
jihad is evil.
Jihad is global.
Jihadis are 100% losers — sooner or later — they are all losers.
They are losers because they chose jihad.
Thank you for the GREAT NEWS ping, Liberty Rocks.
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posted on
12/12/2007 3:01:57 AM PST
by
Cindy
To: USF; Fred Nerks; Just A Nobody
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posted on
12/12/2007 5:03:35 AM PST
by
jan in Colorado
("It's easier to believe a lie one heard 1,000 times than to believe a fact that one has never heard)
To: jan in Colorado
Thanks for the good news ping!!!
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posted on
12/12/2007 5:11:26 AM PST
by
Just A Nobody
(PISSANT for President '08 - NEVER AGAIN...Support our Troops! Beware the ENEMEDIA)
To: LibertyRocks
No, now they're called "residents" being interviewed by reporters... Good one and probably more accurate than reading upi.
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posted on
12/12/2007 5:13:06 AM PST
by
Just A Nobody
(PISSANT for President '08 - NEVER AGAIN...Support our Troops! Beware the ENEMEDIA)
To: Liberty Valance
Merry Christmas indeed! And a happy new year!
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posted on
12/12/2007 5:35:17 AM PST
by
BykrBayb
(In memory of my Friend T'wit, who taught me much. ~ Þ)
To: mdittmar
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posted on
12/12/2007 6:33:24 AM PST
by
IrishMike
(Liberalism is Jihad from within)
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