"Fierce fighting in north Afghanistan kills 130 insurgents; Troops deliver aid following six-day operation" by Deb Riechmann, Associated Press | November 10, 2009
KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan and international troops killed more than 130 insurgents in six days of fighting in a once-stable area of northern Afghanistan that has seen a recent spike in Taliban attacks, NATO said yesterday. It was some of the heaviest fighting in the north this year.
Related: Afghanistan: The One-Day-a-Week War
The operation, which took place last week, was in the Chahar Dara district of Kunduz Province against Taliban fighters who had been threatening NATO supply lines from Russia.
Then WHY ARE WE ALWAYS TWEAKING the BEAR'S EARS, huh?
An estimated 700 Afghan troops and 50 international soldiers, mostly Americans, took part in the operation. A NATO statement said 130 Taliban fighters, including eight commanders, were killed. The statement did not say how NATO arrived at the figure. “It is the largest operation I’ve ever seen in Kunduz,’’ Mohammad Omar, governor of Kunduz Province, was quoted as saying in the statement. “You’ve got the Taliban running all over the place.’’
After the fighting ended, Afghan and international troops distributed humanitarian supplies in villages affected by the operation. Six trucks delivered clothing and food, including cooking oil, rice, and beans in hopes of winning public support.
Related: Taliban I Told You So
Yeah, after DESTROYING THEIR VILLAGE and KILLING a WHOLE BUNCH in a WEEK-LONG MURDER SPREE we are now "helping."
All to PROTECT a SUPPLY LINE!!!
Kunduz, a province which borders Tajikistan, is the main area of operation of German forces. But Lieutentant Colonel Joerg Lange, spokesman for the Bundeswehr Operations Command in Potsdam, Germany, said German troops had not been involved in the fighting.
Yeah, here is why: American Apology Ameliorates Afghans
How many we get this time? 130 they say? ALL INNOCENT SOULS!
Residents of the northern provinces of Baghlan and Kunduz provinces say security has been steadily deteriorating in the north for the past two years. But violence increased markedly early this year after NATO opened a new supply route that brings supplies from Europe through Russia and down to the former Soviet republics of central Asia, from where they are trucked to US forces in central and southern Afghanistan....
That is because the PAKISTAN SUPPLY LINES are UNDER STRAIN!
Related: Pakistan Can't Protect U.S. Supply Lines
Thanks for the omissions, MSM!
Also see: Slow Saturday Special: Afghan Manhunt
AmeriKa Targets Afghan Army in Air Raid
Totally separate incidences.
