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| 25/11/2010
| By Chris Hughes 25/11/2010
Posted on 11/26/2010 1:53:22 PM PST by Flavius
Nineteen Taliban commanders and 252 fighters were killed or captured as British troops launched a bloody assault.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; brits; captured; killed; taliban; unitedkingdom; war; waronterror
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posted on
11/26/2010 1:53:23 PM PST
by
Flavius
To: Flavius
Top enemy commanders among dead
Four enemy leaders masterminding a deadly explosives campaign against our forces in Afghanistan’s Helmand battleground were among the dead in the six-day blitz, ending last Sunday.
And British soldiers helped capture a senior Taliban warlord who was acting as a “shadow governor” in the flashpoint province.
Generals say the offensive across Afghanistan has left many insurgents stranded without leaders and supplies. It came after 387 enemy commanders were killed or captured in previous three months, according to Nato.
The four Taliban warlords planning to attack British soldiers in central Helmand with home-made bombs were killed in the districts of Nahr-e-Saraj and Nad-e-Ali, where the enemy “governor” was seized.
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posted on
11/26/2010 2:07:35 PM PST
by
upchuck
(When excerpting please use the entire 300 words we are allowed. No more one or two sentence posts!)
To: Flavius
Hmm...maybe now that the Tories are in control - the Brits are allowed to fight. Under the Islamic Labour Party with Blair/Browne the two slimiest Scotsmen in history - they sold out the UK.
I hoep the Brits keep their intel to themselves because the US military is now infiltrated with Muslims. Thank idiots who voted for hussein in 2008 and idiots who watch TV which supports the muslim.
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posted on
11/26/2010 2:07:49 PM PST
by
Frantzie
(Imam Ob*m* & Democrats support the VICTORY MOSQUE & TV supports Imam)
To: Flavius
Not sure I like the title...they could leave out the “captured” part. Hopefully only one or two actually captured....the rest turned to room temp.
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posted on
11/26/2010 2:14:35 PM PST
by
blasater1960
(Deut 30, Psalm 111...the Torah and the Law, is attainable past, present and forever.)
To: Flavius
"Nineteen Taliban commanders and 252 fighters were killed or captured..."Leaving only 439,912 "top" Taliban commanders remaining...
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posted on
11/26/2010 2:29:46 PM PST
by
Redbob
(W.W.J.B.D.: "What Would Jack Bauer Do?")
To: Flavius
Good, now go do a repeat performance in London.

Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.
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posted on
11/26/2010 2:30:28 PM PST
by
The Comedian
(Government: Saving people from freedom since time immemorial.)
To: Flavius
British troops take out 271 Taliban in six-day blitz
A fitting response to all the recent Brit-bashing here on FR!
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posted on
11/26/2010 2:31:45 PM PST
by
Labour-Watch
(www.labour-watch.com)
To: Flavius
Those Taliban commanders seem to pop up like silhouettes on a rifle range...
Mike
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posted on
11/26/2010 2:32:12 PM PST
by
MichaelP
(Too much Turkey, too much pie, too much Obama!!)
To: Flavius
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posted on
11/26/2010 2:54:57 PM PST
by
JamesA
(You don't have to be big to stand tall)
To: Redbob
there are 70 million pashtuns
half living in Paki lands
Farewell and adieu to you, Spanish Ladies,
Farewell and adieu to you, ladies of Spain;
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posted on
11/26/2010 2:56:56 PM PST
by
Flavius
To: blasater1960
...they could leave out the captured part. Yes they'll just get a rap on the knuckles and be out in three months shooting at the Allies again.
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posted on
11/26/2010 3:06:23 PM PST
by
Timocrat
To: Flavius
wow ..way different than Basra...
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posted on
11/26/2010 3:07:55 PM PST
by
stylin19a
(Never buy a putter until you first get a chance to throw it)
To: Flavius
It’s a shame the action area wasn’t London.
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posted on
11/26/2010 3:16:35 PM PST
by
B4Ranch
(I have never met one, not one Veteran who enlisted to fight for Socialism.)
To: Flavius
I just love these stories with happy endings!
To: RedRover; jazusamo; Girlene; 4woodenboats; Grimmy; xzins; smoothsailing; lilycicero; bigheadfred; ..
(( ping ))
This news brings joy to my heart.
To: Flavius
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posted on
11/26/2010 6:35:59 PM PST
by
fightinJAG
(Americans: the only people in the world protesting AGAINST government "benefits.")
To: Lancey Howard; Flavius
To: smoothsailing
Thanks for that link. Good stuff.
To: smoothsailing; Lancey Howard
That bomb planting turkey must not have been thinking about the number 72 the way he tried to get away. LOL!
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posted on
11/26/2010 7:57:42 PM PST
by
jazusamo
(His [Obama's] political base---the young, the left and the thoughtless: Thomas Sowell)
To: jazusamo; Lancey Howard
HA, he was definitely trying to get the sharia outta there! Some loudmouth must of told him the 72 all looked like Helen Thomas.
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