One of the Taliban's most cunning and feared military commanders is believed to have been killed in a U.S. Special Forces strike in southern Afghanistan.
According to the Afghan Ministry of Defence and an Afghan military commander, Mullah Abdul Ghani - who's better known as Mullah Brother- a member of the Taliban ruling council, was killed in Helmand province yesterday.
"Our units down in the area heard through the Taliban's radio communications that Mullah Brother has been killed," said General Muhiddin Ghori, the head of Afghan forces in Helmand.
Afghan troops backed by foreign soldiers and airpower killed about 70 suspected Taliban fighters in raids close to the Pakistan border and throughout in the country, authorities said Saturday.
Insurgent violence in Afghanistan is running at its highest level since the 2001 ouster of the Taliban despite the presence of more than 50,000 foreign troops and 110,000 Afghan police and military officers.
It was not possible to independently verify any of the death tolls because travel to the areas is extremely dangerous. Taliban commanders were not available for comment.
Yes, no civilians or allied forces killed with a strong possibility/certainty that the enemy suffered casualties. What's wrong with that?
BTW, I don't see you complaining about the Taliban's indiscriminate killing of civilians:
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Ten civilians were killed when Taliban rebels fired rockets at a US base in eastern Afghanistan Friday, while two Afghan soldiers died in a suicide bombing outside Kabul airport.
The attacks were the latest in the war-torn country that have targeted international troops combating the Al-Qaeda-linked Islamist movement but ended up claiming the lives of Afghans instead.
The 10 civilians died and another five were wounded when militants fired rockets at the US-led coalition base in eastern Kunar province's Chawkai district which hit a nearby village, police and officials said.
OTTAWA — Taliban insurgents have re-occupied strategically important areas around the city of Kandahar, including ground won by Canadian forces in deadly, hard-fought battles last year, according to a report published Sunday in The New York Times.
IM, the point is that we are losing the war there.
Whatever goodwill existed is rapidly evaporating.
If the Americans had actually concentrated in rebuilding, maybe "we" could have won. Given the prisoner abuse, corruption, criminals taking over, don't you think it's high time we re-examine our tactics?
IM, the point is that we are losing the war there.
Whatever goodwill existed is rapidly evaporating.
If the Americans had actually concentrated in rebuilding, maybe "we" could have won. Given the prisoner abuse, corruption, criminals taking over, don't you think it's high time we re-examine our tactics?
I don't see that at all. I'm not going to deny that there are problems but progress is being made on health, education, the economy, and the security situation.
Re-examine tactics? Is that another euphemism for cut-and-run? Or, are you simply unaware of NATO's re-examination and changes of their military tactics?
AS would like to see government revenue support a free day care program for his progeny instead, IronMac. Any success in Afghanistan is rebuked by merely redefining the parameters of success.
You are a disgusting person... these posts are offensive. Hey Mods this crap needs to be deleted. Ironmac is literally cheering for the death of other human beings.
Pointing out the fact that these events have happened is one thing... he is literally being gleeful in these events. Comments like "a few more down" and "display his body like the other one" are uncalled for.
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