Taliban buried alive in mountains: Survivor

SIFY News ^ | November 3, 2001 | Staff

[stilts]

Kabul, Nov 3

"I thought I was going to die — the earth was raining from the skies," a Taliban survivor told the Sun while describing how an entire unit was buried alive in a strike by US B-52s.

Osman Rakhim, 23, said the explosions caused by the giant US bombers started a landslide on his mountainside position.

He said dozens of troops were killed when hundreds of tons of earth and rock came down on top of them.

Rakhim wandered away from the carnage in a daze and later surrendered to the Northern Alliance. He said a whole unit of fighters dug in behind him were buried.

Rakhim told the Sun: “I could not see, I couldn’t breathe. Everything was in darkness ... There were many, many bombs. The earth shook and it rained rocks and shrapnel.

“The hillside was falling on us. There were about 300 of us there dug in with sandbags. I have no idea how many were killed.

[VA Advogado]

One portion of the quote was just _wrong_. It said that a Delta had said "we could lose a company." Delta doesn't _use_ companies, they use troops.

Or squads? I thought that looked fishy.

[timestax]

yahooooo!!!

[ninenot]

"We will bury you"?

Nikita S. Kruschev, while pounding his shoe on the podium at the UN. K. was a well-known mass murderer who armed Castro after making sure the weapons worked on the Russians who opposed him and Communism. K. also ate a LOT of crow when JFK told him to move his nuke missles out of Cuba or we would make the Soviet Union pre-industrial age. To get his revenge, K. left Castro there.

[AAABEST]

If he ain't no fundamentalist or terrorist, let him put down his Kalishnikov and get back to goat-herding. Otherwise, I ain't got no spare humanity left for that diaperhead.

Hehe. Right on brother.

Damn Laz, when you're not cracking jokes I know you're pissed.

I think this has brought out a mean side in all of us. Not to worry, it's what's needed when you're up against sick, inhuman animals. I think it's some sort of Darwinian survival streak. Either that or the spirit of God seeking justice. Probably the latter.

[Palladin]

Good! Now they know how it felt to be buried alive under the rubble of the WTC!

One cave down--five thousand to go!

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

This thread gave me an idea about a possible parody.

Are you familiar with this song?

[doug from upland]

I don't know it but I'll see if there is a MIDI and it can create some inspiration. I do want to do a song about a mountain.

[Texasforever]

Spoken like a true Nazi.

Spoken like a true twit.

[MistrX]

The hills are alive with the sound of music.

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

It's a Leslie Bricusse/Anthony Newley song from "Stop the World I Want to Get Off". I think it'll be familiar to you when you hear it.

[gunshy]

The judges say what the politicians tell them to say, and the politicians tell the people to go to hell.

[185JHP]

All great comedy has some truth in it. Your post reminded me of an Arsenio Hall bit after the Iranian Hostage crisis. Arsenio said: "I don't know about these guys. First they said "We don't care about death, we're eager to be martyrs." Then as soon as Reagan was elected they said "Let 'em go!"

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

“The hillside was falling on us. There were about 300 of us there dug in with sandbags. I have no idea how many were killed.

Need a lot more of this!

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[wlj1]

GOOD!! LETS HAVE SOME MORE PLEASE. I heard the US was going to try a new 15,000 pound fuel/air explosive on the caves. Anyone hear this too?

[BigWaveBetty]

[~Peter]

Gives a new meaning to "Flying Carpets".

[flaglady47]

To Reply 20: Can you imagine if you are gay and a member of the Taliban? The thought of spending eternity with 72 virgins servicing you must be horrifying, to say the least. Enough to drive you over to the other side.