Subscribe9 US Killed In Attack On Afghan Outpost
From an overjoyed Associated Press:
9 Americans killed in attack in Afghanistan
By JASON STRAZIUSO, Associated Press Writer
KABUL, Afghanistan - U.S. troops on Monday reinforced a remote military outpost after well-armed militants got inside and killed nine American soldiers in the deadliest assault on U.S. forces in Afghanistan in three years.
Sunday’s assault has deepened doubts about the U.S. military’s ability to contain Islamic militants. Attacks in Afghanistan are becoming more complex, intense and better coordinated than a year ago, U.S. officials say.
Militants with machine guns, rocket-propelled grenades and mortars attacked the remote base in the village of Wanat in the mountainous northeastern province of Kunar at about 4:30 a.m. Sunday, with insurgents firing from homes and a mosque.
It was a "concerted attempt" to overrun the small base near the Pakistan border that was built only about three days ago, said an official with NATO’s International Security Assistance Force.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to release the information, estimated the attacking force was several hundred.
An unknown number of militants got inside the outpost, the reason the fighters were able to inflict such high casualties, said a second military official who also spoke on condition of anonymity.
After the breach, U.S. troops pushed back against the invading militants, and attack helicopters swooped in. The second official said more than 40 insurgents were killed in the fighting. Fifteen U.S. soldiers also were wounded…
NATO confirmed nine of its soldiers had been killed and 15 wounded. A Western official said the nine dead were Americans, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to release the troops’ nationalities. Four Afghan soldiers also were wounded, NATO said…
One wonders how many of these "militants" are terrorists who have been driven out of Iraq. And how many are escapees from that recent nearby prison break.
Also note how the Associated Press almost makes it sound like an exclusively American show in Afghanistan, when in fact NATO is in command and is fielding many of the troops.
But now that the war in Iraq is going so well, Afghanistan must be made out to be a US failure.
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July 14th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
The CNN headline reads: “Heroic troops repel at least 100 in Afghan fight.” A small concession, but still nice to see it occasionally from the lefties.
July 14th, 2008 at 4:55 pm
“Firing from homes and a mosque”—COWARDS!—Gee, I hope we didn’t kill any “innocents” who might have been praying in the mosque or preparing breakfast at home…….
July 14th, 2008 at 6:50 pm
ALL nine US soldiers killed in Afghanistan are Pakistan’s fault, says the Afghan President.
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Afghanistan blames Pakistan for spike in attacks
by Sardar Ahmad July 14, 2008
KABUL (AFP) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Monday directly accused Pakistan’s intelligence agency of being behind a recent series of attacks by extremist Islamic militants that have killed scores of people.
Afghanistan has been hit by a wave of bloody unrest, including a militant assault on a military outpost Sunday that killed nine US soldiers and a suicide attack on the Indian embassy a week ago that left 60 people dead.
“The murder, killing, destruction, dishonouring and insecurity in Afghanistan is carried out by the intelligence administration of Pakistan, its military intelligence institutions,” Karzai said in a statement.
“We know who kills innocent people,” the president said. “We have told the government of Pakistan and the world and from now on it will be pronounced by every member of the Afghan nation.”
Pakistan’s “intelligence agency and military have turned that country (in) to the biggest exporter of terrorism and extremism to the world, particularly Afghanistan,” a statement from the cabinet said.
US officials also say that Pakistan has allowed Taliban and Al-Qaeda to regroup in its tribal areas along the border with Afghanistan.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/af.....k2ls0DW7oF
July 14th, 2008 at 6:50 pm
Well, I take heart in the fact that if the feces hits the fan in this country, they wont have any mosques to fire from! Or houses for that matter….
July 14th, 2008 at 10:32 pm
sheehanjihad,
Yes, I thank God Almighty, and the foresight of the founders of our great nation for the 2nd amendment–it is truly the foundation of our defense; as a nation of men (and women) of free will and spirit, against tyrants, both foreign and domestic. I think someone else posted the picture of 5 of the virgins these folks can look forward to, but I like it so here’s the link.
http://leerburg.com/Photos/warnun.jpg