Which naturally brings the mental picture....
Posted on 11/27/2002 3:21:51 PM PST by knighthawk
BAGRAM, Afghanistan (AP) — Gunmen fired a rocket into a U.S. base in eastern Afghanistan, then fled over the Pakistani border with helicopters in pursuit, the U.S. military said Wednesday.
The rocket was launched from a truck on Tuesday near the town of Lwara, said Capt. Alayne Cramer, a spokeswoman at the U.S. military headquarters at Bagram Air Base.
At least three men were seen fleeing in the vehicle and were pursued by U.S. attack helicopters until the truck crossed the border into Pakistan, Cramer said. U.S. forces did not pursue the men into Pakistan.
Cramer didn't know if the men were Afghan or Pakistani, and had no further information about the pursuit.
U.S. bases in Afghanistan are attacked several times a week, usually with crude rockets set off by remote control or timers. They rarely hit their targets and damage is minimal because the rockets are hard to aim.
In recent weeks, however, the number of rocket attacks has increased. Military officials said Wednesday a total of 53 attacks were reported against U.S. forces in Afghanistan in November. The tally of incidents, which include mines, direct fire, mortar or rocket attacks on U.S. forces, was up from 49 in September and 51 in October.
U.S. military officials have said the increase does not appear to represent any sort of coordinated offensive by remnants of al-Qaida, the Taliban regime or renegade warlords.
Which naturally brings the mental picture....
...Didn't we learn anything before?
We are such gentlemen, playing by rules no one else follows.
Hey! Nice graphic!
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