Posted on 02/04/2007 7:09:23 AM PST by shrinkermd
KABUL, Afghanistan -- NATO-led forces killed a senior Taliban leader with a precision airstrike near a southern Afghan town overrun by militants, a spokesman for the alliance said Sunday.
Col. Tom Collins said the airstrike near Musa Qala on Sunday morning killed a senior Taliban leader riding in a car. Musa Qala on Thursday was overrun by an estimated 200 Taliban fighters who disarmed local police, ransacked the district center and hoisted their trademark white flag.
The town had been subject to a peace deal brokered last October between village elders and the Helmand provincial government that prevented NATO, Afghan and Taliban fighters from coming within 3 miles of the town center.
Mr. Collins said the Taliban leader was killed within that 3 miles zone with the approval of the Afghan government. He said no NATO or Afghan forces were on the ground in Musa Qala.
Mr. Collins didn't immediately name the person killed in the strike, but Mohammad Wali, a Musa Qala resident, said the airstrike killed a Taliban leader named Mullah Abdul Gafoor and some of his associates while they were riding in a truck through a small village just outside Musa Qala.
Another resident, Lal Mohammad, said on Saturday that the fighters in Musa Qala were being led by Mr. Gafoor, the hardline militia's corps commander in western Afghanistan during the Taliban regime.
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wow, these guys are dropping like flies
That tears it! Now the terrorists will hate us! ;O)
RACISM!...;-)
Mr. Collins? Try Colonel Collins. Another example of how much disdain the media has for our military.
Poor choice of colors. Must be French inspired.
coverage seems a bit different then the coverage during Kosovo, just 8 years ago. Where were the calls for 'show me the genocide' like todays 'show me the WMDs'??
and would someone please tell me why they don't properly label the situation in Iraq? It's not a war, it's an occupation (like post WW2 Germany and Japan)
Don't we kill the Taliban leader every day? lol
Nek's got more company, pong
Yuck. I'm getting a Maddy Albright "those North Koreans lied to us" flashback.
"Who wishes to be the next glorious leader of the Taliban?"
*crickets*
I'm sure that a lot of our "diplomats" wet their pants over this. They won't be able to talk with our enemies and offer them goodies if they will just say they like us.
Yes. Apparently, every street punk is a "leader" of some sort.
linking up AFP piece on airstrike
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AP and WSJ piece posted earlier..
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Airstrike Kills Taliban Leader Near Southern Afghan Town ^
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Posted by shrinkermd
On News/Activism ^ 02/04/2007 7:09:23 AM PST · 13 replies · 289+ views
Associated Press and WSJ ^ | 4 February 2007 | Staff
KABUL, Afghanistan -- NATO-led forces killed a senior Taliban leader with a precision airstrike near a southern Afghan town overrun by militants, a spokesman for the alliance said Sunday. Col. Tom Collins said the airstrike near Musa Qala on Sunday morning killed a senior Taliban leader riding in a car. Musa Qala on Thursday was overrun by an estimated 200 Taliban fighters who disarmed local police, ransacked the district center and hoisted their trademark white flag. The town had been subject to a peace deal brokered last October between village elders and the Helmand provincial government that prevented NATO, Afghan...
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Good Shooting BumP!
Another One Bites The Dust
Another One Bites The Dust
And another one gone, and another one gone,
Another One Bites The Dust
Hey! I'm gonna get you too. Another One Bites The Dust.
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