81 killed in Afghan fighting, airstrikes

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Source: Associated Press

81 killed in Afghan fighting, airstrikes

By BRIAN MURPHY, Associated Press Writer 2 hours, 16 minutes ago

KABUL, Afghanistan - Heavy battles punctuated by airstrikes killed 75 suspected Taliban and at least six civilians in Afghanistan's south, while a U.S. official on Friday accused Iran of supplying roadside bomb components to militants to get American soldiers "out of the region."


Adm. William Fallon said Iran is providing development assistance in western Afghanistan, which he labeled helpful. But he said Iran's Revolutionary Guard is also supplying roadside bomb parts for the type of sophisticated and deadly bombs found in Iraq known as "explosively formed penetrators" — accusations the U.S. has made repeatedly in Iraq as well.

"The Iranians are clearly supplying some amount of lethal aid," Fallon told The Associated Press. "There is no doubt .... that agents from Iran are involved in aiding the insurgency."

Iran has denied that it is supplying arms to fighters in Afghanistan.

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[PDJane]

1. war pimp alert............

[acmavm]

2. How do they sort 'em out? I.D. cards? Badges? Uniforms? What?

[Tempest]

3. In reality

It was 6 Taliban killed and at least 75 civilians.

[Flatulo]

4. With apologies to 'Full Metal Jacket'...

If they run, they're Taliban.

If they don't run, they're WELL-DISCIPLINED Taliban.

[David__77]

5. War crimes.

Crimes upon crimes.

Iran is an outpost of independence surrounded by US colonies. That's the bottom line.