Posted on 08/06/2009 11:44:14 AM PDT by batter
A combined Afghan and US strike force killed 18 Haqqani Network fighters during a raid on a "stronghold in the remote mountains" of Afghanistan's eastern province of Khost.
The intelligence-driven raid, which took place on Aug. 4, targeted "a Haqqani commander responsible for facilitating foreign fighters, weapons, IEDs, and other explosive materials in the region," a press release by the International Security Assistance Force stated. The Haqqani commander was not named.
The combined force took heavy fire from the Haqqani Network fighters as they advanced on the Haqqani Network's mountaintop base. A Haqqani suicide bomber unsuccessfully attempted to attack the Afghan and US troops, while supporting forces opened fire with rocket-propelled grenades and heavy machine guns.
US and Afghan troops returned fire and called in airstrikes to defeat the Haqqani Network's defense, and killed 18 fighters while overrunning the outpost. No US or Afghan troops were killed or wounded during the operation.
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“No US or Afghan troops were killed or wounded during the operation.”
US Ground forces 18, Jihadist terrorists 0. I love shutouts!
That beats the Lions record of 0 & 16.
A combined Afghan and US strike force killed 18 Haqqani Network fighters during a raid on a "stronghold in the remote mountains" of Afghanistan's eastern province of Khost.
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