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60 Taliban militants killed in S Afghanistan [including 3 top "commanders"]
Xinhua News ^ | May 15, 2007 | Song Shutao

Posted on 05/14/2007 11:12:03 PM PDT by jdm

KABUL, May 15 (Xinhua) -- A NATO air strike killed 60 Taliban insurgents including three important commanders in Jalai district of Kandahar province in southern Afghanistan, provincial police chief Asmatullah Alizai told Xinhua Tuesday.

NATO air forces bombarded some Taliban hideouts in the district on Monday night after receiving a credible tip-off, Alizai said, adding he did not know how many militants were injured.

The killed commanders were Mullah Abdul Hanan, Mullah Zekria and Mullah Zarif, Alizai said.

A searching operation for Taliban remnants in the area is going on, he added.



TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; islam; muhammadsminions; taliban; terrorists; wot
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To: Mr. Silverback

Canadians are doing great.


21 posted on 05/15/2007 12:02:26 AM PDT by Tulsa Ramjet ("If not now, when?" "Because it's judgment that defeats us.")
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To: jdm

“Extemities on Aisles 6,7,8,9 and 10.”


22 posted on 05/15/2007 12:43:17 AM PDT by taxesareforever (Never forget Matt Maupin)
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To: jdm

Some people make the world a better place by leaving it. “When the wicked perish, the righteous rejoice.” Hot damn! Now if fat boy Al-Sadr would just blow up in a munitions dump, er mosque.


23 posted on 05/15/2007 1:24:52 AM PDT by Judges Gone Wild
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To: MinorityRepublican; jdm; Tulsa Ramjet

Turkey is part of ISAF, which is the peacekeeping force (including Germany, Austria, France etc.), as opposed to the seperate “Enduring Freedom” coalition which is the Combat force.


24 posted on 05/15/2007 2:46:19 AM PDT by SolidWood (Islam is an insanity cult that makes everyone act Arab)
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To: jdm

Kind of answers the question, “Can the Taliban survive the loss of Mullah Abdullah” that someone wrote about yesterday.


25 posted on 05/15/2007 2:58:42 AM PDT by GOP_Proud (How covert was Valerie Plame at the CIA? Her top-secret code name was "Valerie Plame." ...Coulter)
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To: Tulsa Ramjet
But the Taliban are offensive. And with the hot weather, they get reeeeeeeeeeeeally offensive.

Even the goats run away.

26 posted on 05/15/2007 3:26:37 AM PDT by 6SJ7
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To: 6SJ7

The goats run away for another reason. You know.... Love is in the air in spring.


27 posted on 05/15/2007 4:02:18 AM PDT by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget (God punishes Conservatives by making them argue with fools.)
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To: jdm
A NATO air strike killed 60 Taliban insurgents including three important commanders in Jalai district of Kandahar province in southern Afghanistan, provincial police chief Asmatullah Alizai told Xinhua Tuesday.

"Important Commanders"..., translated: dominate cockroaches with a dozen or so mindless followers!

In any event, a few exterminated leaving advancement opportunities for the next brood hatched!

28 posted on 05/15/2007 4:07:09 AM PDT by ExSES (the "bottom-line")
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To: jdm; AdmSmith; Cap Huff; jeffers; Straight Vermonter
Mullah Abdul Hanan is connected to Mullah Omar....this is a big hit.

Someone is hunting leadership targets.

29 posted on 05/15/2007 4:49:19 AM PDT by Dog
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To: jdm

Harry Reid is deeply saddened.


30 posted on 05/15/2007 5:08:44 AM PDT by samtheman
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To: 6SJ7

Not all the time. There are reports that some SOF imagery at night shows some taliban and goats in, let’s just say, “compromising” positions. It not only gets lonely at night, but baaaaaaaahhhd.


31 posted on 05/15/2007 5:44:27 AM PDT by Tulsa Ramjet ("If not now, when?" "Because it's judgment that defeats us.")
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To: SolidWood

sound like someone in the know. who’s heading up ISAF now?


32 posted on 05/15/2007 5:45:25 AM PDT by Tulsa Ramjet ("If not now, when?" "Because it's judgment that defeats us.")
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To: GOP_Proud

“Mullah Abdullah” “banana fanna fo fullah”...


33 posted on 05/15/2007 5:54:25 AM PDT by astounded
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To: jdm

bookmark


34 posted on 05/15/2007 5:55:32 AM PDT by do the dhue (May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I wont - George S. Patton Jr)
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To: jdm

So much for the “Spring Offensive”...


35 posted on 05/15/2007 6:11:12 AM PDT by Freeport
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To: jdm
This sounds great. We have worked our way down from close associates, to second in command, to capitans, to lieutenants, to strategists and now we are getting the "top commanders". Sounds like they are running out of people to take leadership positions.

What's next, head platoon leaders?

36 posted on 05/15/2007 6:40:00 AM PDT by Flint
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To: Flint

Tier 1 of Promising Goat Herders.


37 posted on 05/15/2007 6:44:21 AM PDT by Tulsa Ramjet ("If not now, when?" "Because it's judgment that defeats us.")
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To: jdm

Why are they even bothering?

I mean, the war is lost, right?

(”sarcasm off” button not working today)


38 posted on 05/15/2007 7:07:52 AM PDT by TheRobb7 (Liberalism exists to silence people who don't agree.)
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To: Dog
Mullah Abdul Hanan - Another big hit -

They will continue.....in the coming days....

39 posted on 05/15/2007 7:53:08 AM PDT by SevenMinusOne
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To: Tulsa Ramjet

The overall command of ISAF is being rotated on a half-year basis between the countries. However in 2007 an exception was made and an US General (I think McNeil) has assumed commandm although the USA is not part of ISAF.
Before him it was a Brit. The Turks were in charge in 2002 and 2005.


40 posted on 05/15/2007 7:58:36 AM PDT by SolidWood (Islam is an insanity cult that makes everyone act Arab)
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