Taliban Makes Dash Towards Kabul while Bargaining Surrender

World Net Daily and Debka ^ | November 20, 2001 | Terrorism Security Newsletter

[codebreaker]

Negoations for the evacuation of Taliban-al-Qaeda forces from their last Afghan strongholds of Konduz and Kandahar are shuffling forward sluggishly.

Tuesday morning November 20, the United States paused in its massive bombardment to give the Konduz negotiators a chance to wind up three days of palaver in an abandoned airstrip in a no-man's zone within range of both battling sides.

Two more sessions were scheduled for Tuesday, November 20, for the purpose of arranging a peaceful withdrawal of the defending force to the 25,000 ft. high Hindu Kush mountains, when the Konduz defenders broke the stalemate.

To show they still have options and are far form encircled, al Qaeda troops made a dash Tuesday for Khanabad are are threatening Taleqon on the road to Kabul.

This might even be the opening shot in a Taliban counter-offensive against the capital.

[dirtboy]

By the end of this week, Russian strength in and around Kabul will rise to 6,400 soldiers, roughly the same number as the British commandos, whose dispatch to Afghanistan has been called off at the insistence of Northern Alliance chiefs.

And upon further review this sentence is completely squirrely as well - roughly the same number as the British commandos, even though they aren't there? hmmmmm...

[Dog Gone]

When Putin told Barbara Walters last week that the notion of sending Russian troops to Afghanistan was unthinkable, that it would be like the US deciding to send troops to Vietnam today, I found it to be very believable.

Which is not something I can say about DEBKA.

[dirtboy]

Yeah, the notion that 6,000 Russian troops would be acceptable to Afghanis but 6,000 British troops would not, I find that rather ludicrous...

[woofer]

"I joined the Taliban with pleasure," said one defect,

Yeah, I know it's a typo, but I couldn't resist.

[Woodkirk]

Do you believe the DEBKA report of a Russian force in Kabul?

[RobertBauman]

IT's critical to seal the borders.

[Dog Gone]

No, I don't believe there are Russian commandos in Kabul. They may bring a field hospital in the near future.

May I assume that you do believe it?

[TexKat]

They harbored a terriorist,and still to this day has not complied to Bush's demand to turn Osama, and Omar over, so the punishment should be Daisy Cutter now, not Saturday, but now.

[lormand]

Strong Pursuader!

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

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[shrinkermd]

Three problems with this article. First, the UN has stated it is unable to monitor a surrender. Second, in a press conference today the Navy person said they would halt the bombing if the NA asked; however, apparently they haven't asked. Third, this DEBKA again making some outrageous claim: those made in the past were false.

DEBKA and the Pakistani newspapers should join forces. They both fail at any real news not appropriated from some worthwile and responsible source. Maybe they could hire FR poster "fusion" who will help them find the scores of "Allah's suitcases" that must be there.

Oh, by the way, not one news service or any other reputable service is reporting that Kabul is under attack by the Taliban.

[truth_seeker]

They harbored a terriorist,and still to this day has not complied to Bush's demand to turn Osama, and Omar over, so the punishment should be Daisy Cutter now, not Saturday, but now.

But the problem is, being the cowards that they are, al Qaeda and loyal Taliban have clustered in this city, hiding with civilians. So the military challenge is how to defeat/destroy them, with minimal loss of innocent Afghani lives.

So I agree with you the soldiers must die, but not the civilians. Daisy cutters are good for open areas, where almost anything on the ground is an armed enemy. But in a built up city, it may require a longer time for the Northern Allience guys to go through the streets. So much the better, if it takes a little longer.

[Viet Vet in Augusta GA]

US Army: Get some!

[TexKat]

Oh, alright.

I quess I have to be patient.

So, can we go to the mountains,to that 20 mile radius where they believe beano laden is and drop some Daisy Cutters, Bunker Busters, Daisy Cutters, Bunker Busters, and so on and so on.

Can we, huh, huh, huh.

[Woodkirk]

Yes -- the answer to your query about the Chinese Muslims may be found in their attack on Taleqan which I believe is east not south of Kunduz. East of Kunduz is China -- their only hope of escape. You may not believe that there are Chinese Muslim allies east of Taleqan toward China -- but the Taliban in Kunduz sure might.

[Woodkirk]

Yes -- the answer to your query about the Chinese Muslims may be found in their attack on Taleqan which I believe is east not south of Kunduz. East of Kunduz is China -- their only hope of escape. You may not believe that there are Chinese Muslim allies east of Taleqan toward China -- but the Taliban in Kunduz sure might.

[Dog Gone]

My question was whether you believe DEBKA's reports that Russian commandos are in Kabul, not whether there are any Chinese muslims.

We know that there are Chinese muslims. There may even be a few of them who have crossed over the border to fight with the Taliban. What I don't believe is DEBKA's report that Beijing sent 5,000-15,000 of their muslim servicemen to fight alongside the Taliban.

It seems unlikely that any forces can escape to China now. First of all, I don't believe China wants these fanatics in their country, but more practically, it would be a trek of hundreds of miles through the highest mountains in Afghanistan to get there. We would be able to detect a troop movement of that size and I wouldn't like their odds.

[dr_who]

Not a bad idea. Let them advance quite a bit with their little "counter attack" and then unleash hell.

[JustTheTruth]

What is a "daisy cutter?" Sounds good, but what is it?

[lormand]

"What is a "daisy cutter?" Sounds good, but what is it?"

The BLU-82 "Daisy Cutter" is a 15,000 lb fuel air bomb that is the next best thing to a tactical nuclear bomb.

This was a leaflet dropped on Iraqis during the Gulf war that says in Arabic "Flee and Live, Stay and Die"

Read more on the BLU-82 here