Taliban capture two Afghanistan towns

[kpete]

Taliban capture two Afghanistan towns
Tuesday, July 18, 2006

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- U.S.-led forces will launch "decisive operations" to reclaim two southern towns captured in recent days by the Taliban, the military said Tuesday.

Scores of Taliban militants chased police out of two southern Helmand districts near the border with Pakistan. Afghanistan's deputy interior minister accused two Pakistani Islamic groups of taking part in the militant operation.

"The Taliban extremists have taken control of the areas of Garmser and Naway-i-Barakzayi. However, coalition forces do have them under observation," military spokesman Col. Tom Collins told reporters in Kabul. "Decisive operations will begin soon," he added, without saying when.

Helmand province's deputy governor said at least 400 Afghan soldiers, backed by coalition troops were heading in dozens of vehicles to Garmser to wrest it back from the Taliban, which overran it Sunday.

more at:
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/07/18/afghanistan.taliban.ap/

[xchrom]

1. and the taliban will disappear into the background

and return later to fight again.

the u.s. has no good military strategy when it comes to this kind of fight.

[msongs]

2. maybe bush can ask the russians how THEY won nt

[xchrom]

3. hey there's an idea!

dim and dimmer can discuss the best way to lose.

[truebrit71]

4. But, but, but didn't dear leader tell us that Afghnaistan was free...

...and the Taliban had been destroyed???

Or was that just another "mission accomplished" moment...??? :puke: