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British troops kill an Afghan Taliban leader (aviation minister in the Taliban regime in 2001)
AP on Yahoo ^
| 6/2/09
| Chris Brummitt - ap
Posted on 06/02/2009 11:20:43 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
KABUL – British forces killed an alleged Taliban leader in southern Afghanistan, U.K. and Afghan officials said Tuesday, in what they claimed was a major victory against the insurgency there.
Mullah Mansur was killed in a strike by helicopters in Helmand province, the British defense ministry said.
Helmand government spokesman Daoud Ahmadi said Mansur was the aviation minister in the Taliban regime that was ousted by the U.S.-led invasion in 2001.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: afghan; britishtroops; mansur; oef; taliban; uktroops
To: NormsRevenge
Aviation Minister? The tallywhackers had an air force?
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posted on
06/02/2009 11:23:11 AM PDT
by
null and void
(We are now in day 134 of our national holiday from reality.)
To: NormsRevenge
Mullah Mansur?
I thought she committed suicide 40 years ago.
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posted on
06/02/2009 11:25:42 AM PDT
by
Mr. Lucky
To: NormsRevenge
Prince Harry sneak back over there?
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posted on
06/02/2009 11:26:50 AM PDT
by
McGruff
(Transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency - Obama)
To: null and void
Aviation Minister?Well, he flew apart real good.
To: null and void
Sure...
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posted on
06/02/2009 11:28:52 AM PDT
by
SolidWood
(Palin: "We do not want to become slaves of Washington.")
To: null and void
It was a fancy title for the guy that flew all the hot chicks for the major mullahs in and out of town.. he handled hot cargo and did it with a smile.
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posted on
06/02/2009 11:33:24 AM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... Godspeed.)
To: null and void
They only had a receiving department.
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posted on
06/02/2009 11:33:31 AM PDT
by
Hillarys Gate Cult
(The man who said "there's no such thing as a stupid question" has never talked to Helen Thomas.)
To: Hillarys Gate Cult
Aviation minister in a place where kite flying is banned.... There is sopmething oxymoronic in that
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posted on
06/02/2009 12:56:53 PM PDT
by
BigEdLB
(Now there ARE 1,000,000 regrets - but it may be too late.)
To: NormsRevenge
His job was to issue a change of underwear to the few Taliban who survived our aviation.
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posted on
06/02/2009 1:22:00 PM PDT
by
Hillarys Gate Cult
(The man who said "there's no such thing as a stupid question" has never talked to Helen Thomas.)
To: null and void
Perhaps they were expecting Obama to give them some aircraft?
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posted on
06/02/2009 1:24:21 PM PDT
by
Hillarys Gate Cult
(The man who said "there's no such thing as a stupid question" has never talked to Helen Thomas.)
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