Coalition Strike in Afghanistan Kills 5

[Eugene]

Coalition Strike in Afghanistan Kills 5


Saturday May 27, 2006 6:01 AM

By JASON STRAZIUSO

Associated Press Writer

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A U.S.-led coalition strike on a militant training facility
in Afghanistan's borderlands with Pakistan killed five suspected extremists, including
senior Taliban leaders, the U.S. military said Saturday.

The military said that "key senior leaders of the Taliban network" were among the five
dead in the late Friday strike on the site at the remote Qal'a Sak village, in Helmand
Province.

No identities or precise numbers of the Taliban leaders killed were released. The military
said the Taliban commanders have carried out attacks against coalition and Afghan army
forces as well as Afghan officials and civilians.

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Full article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-5849050,00.html

[Erika]

1. And W's policies have produced ten to take their place n/t

[RagingInMiami]

2. Afghanistan?

Is there still a war going on over there?

[Erika]

3. Laura traveled there and said womens rights are strong

But she was never beyond 10 feet from a military defense team.

Afghanistan is a mess. The world knows it. You hear any offers for vacationing in Afghanistan? But W's corporate buds have profited beyond belief.

You think there is a pattern here?

[Chipper Chat]

4. They should stop this "coalition" reference.

The whole planet knows it's the USA against Afghanistan and Iraq. What, was there one gunner's mate from Brazil in one of the planes? That makes it a "coalition" huh?
Call me sarcastic and skeptical this morning.

[xchrom]

5. and of course there no other taliban waiting to take these

senior leaders place?

[Tempest]

6. Where have we heard this before?

Oh yeah, it was in Pakistan and it turned out be mostly civilians.