Heavy Fighting Erupts in Northeastern Afghanistan

Peoples Daily ^ | 09/08/01

[Typhoon]

Heavy Fighting Erupts in Northeastern Afghanistan

A series of multi-prong attacks has been launched by the Afghan United Front in the northeastern Takhar province in a bid to lay siege to Taloqan, the Taliban-controlled provincial capital, a report reaching here said on Friday, September 7.

Quoting an official of the Afghan United Front, the report that "vast areas were captured from Taliban forces in Chal and Eshkamesh districts and heavy casualties inflicted on Taliban."

It's estimated that more than 130 Taliban fighters were either killed or injured, and more than 70 were captured.

The Taliban has not confirmed the reports yet, but Payam-e- Mujahed news service from inside Afghanistan in its daily bulletin said that large quantities of arms, ammunition and several vehicles were captured.

[Alan Chapman]

A theocracy. I'm not suprised. Religion and government don't mix.

[B4Ranch]

No problem. The UN will demand we send troops and we will send troops. Not to stop the fighting, but to weaken America.

[america76]

I hear the chorous:

Send them bullets

Send them guns,

Fight for freedom everyone.

Didn't we already get burned once over there? Best course of action: STAY CLEAR!!!

[boothead]

Heavy Fighting Erupts in Northeastern Afghanistan

Damn!! Is there anywhere in the world there is no fighting? Hark!!! I hear gun shots in my back yard. Byeeeeeeeeeee.

[Alan Chapman]

The UN will demand we send troops and we will send troops. Not to stop the fighting, but to weaken America.

The United Nations has nothing to do with uniting nations and everything to do with uniting governments.

[AdvisorB]

Go Masood, all the way to Kabul. Masood is the only man that can cobble together an army to defeat the taliban. Even many of the pathans are having second thoughts about these "students" If Masood can dislodge the neanderthalls, we could end up executing binladin.