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4 British Soldiers, 17 Government Soldiers, 22 Taliban Fighters Killed in Afghan War Attacks

May 9, 2009

Editor's Note:

Afghani soldiers are referred to as "puppet" soldiers, Taliban fighters are referred to as Mujahideen, which means holy warriors. In their propaganda war, NATO countries news media refer to
Taliban fighters as terrorists, militants, extremists, and insurgents. Taliban resistance to the NATO occupation is referred to as violence.

In absence independent verification, readers are bombarded by news reported by NATO countries news agencies degrading the Afghanis resisting the NATO occupation, mentioning high figures of Taliban fighters who are killed by US-led force. Systematically, past events showed that the vast majority of the victims were Afghani civilians, who are killed in US air strikes.

On the Taliban side, like in the case of pro-Taliban websites, many Afghani and NATO soldiers are reported killed. NATO forces are referred to as invaders and Afghani forces are referred to as terrorists and puppets.

There is no way that objective reporting may happen unless reporters and their news media are neutral in this conflict. As General Patton once said, "The first casualty of war is the truth."

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A district headquarter captured in Paktia

Last night Ahmad Khil District of Paktia Province was captured by the mujahedin of the Islamic Emirate after heavy fighting .

 In attack  10 terrorist soldiers were killed in the face to face fighting.

  The mujahedin also booty the weapons of the dead soldiers, two Ranger vehicle and other equipment..

It morning in bombardment 2 mujahideen were martyred.

 Reported by Zabihullah Mujahid 

7 puppet army soldiers were killed in Kandahar

Yesterday evening at approximately 7:30pm, The mujahedin of the Islamic Emirate carried out a direct attack on the patrol of puppet army in Sarikala area of Danad district of Kandahar Province. As a result, the 7 soldiers were killed and their vehicle was destroyed. The mujahedin took as booty the weapons and ammunition of the dead soldiers.

 Reported by Qari Yousuf Ahmadi

3 tanks of American invaders army destroyed in Helmand

Yesterday afternoon 08-05-2009, The Mujahideen of the Islamic Emirate carried out armed attack on a military convoy of the American invaders army in Bazaar of Sangin District of Helmand Province.

  1 tank belonging to the American convoy was damaged and all American soldiers were killed in the ambush.

 Reported by Qari Yousuf Ahmadi

2 Tanks of NATO terrorists  blew up in Kandahar

Last night 08-05-2009 2 tanks belonging to a military convoy of the American invaders army were blown up by the landmine planted by the mujahedin of the Islamic Emirate when it were traveling in Marghankicha area of Daman District of Kandahar province .

 According to a report, the enemy tanks were totally destroyed and all soldiers on board were killed in the remote-controlled mine explosion.  s

 Reported by Qari Yousuf Ahmadi

American invader army drone shot down in Ghazni

 Today afternoon, An American pilotless aircraft on a spying mission was shot down by the mujahedin of the Islamic Emirate in Marino area of Qarabagh District of Ghazni Province .

 The enemy aircraft was totally destroyed after it came down.

Reported by Zabihullah Mujahid

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Two army soldiers, 20 Taliban fighters killed in Afghanistan

Saturday, 09 May 2009, 09:59:38 GMT

DPA, Kabul -

Two Afghan army soldiers were killed in a roadside bomb blast in southern Afghanistan Saturday, while 20 alleged  Taliban fighters were killed in an overnight clash in eastern region, officials said. The two army soldiers were killed in southern Zabul province on Saturday morning when their vehicle was blown up by a roadside bomb during a military patrol, defence ministry said in a statement.

Another soldier was wounded in the blast, and was in stable condition in the provincial hospital, it said.

Meanwhile, Aziz Ahmad Wardak, the provincial police chief for south-eastern province of Paktia claimed that their forces backed by NATO air support killed 20 Taliban militants in Ahmadkhail district of the province on early Saturday.

The clash erupted after the alleged Taliban fighters attacked a police post in the district, wounding four police forces, he said, adding that the police forces fought back and called in NATO aircraft to target the alleged  Taliban fighters.

Nine bodies of the alleged  Taliban fighters were still on the battlefield, while the police forces arrested an alleged  Taliban fighter, who was wounded during the clash.

Currently around 70,000 international troops deployed from 42 nations are stationed in Afghanistan. More than 20,000 US soldiers are expected to arrive in the country in the coming months to contain insurgency this year.

Four British soldiers die in Afghanistan in a day

Story Highlights 4 British soldiers die in one day in separate attacks in Afghanistan Deaths happened in three incidents in the southern Helmand province Two soldiers were killed in a suicide bombing during a patrol in Gereshk

11:10 p.m. EDT, Fri May 8, 2009

(CNN) --

Four British soldiers have been killed in one day in separate attacks in Afghanistan, the British Ministry of Defense announced Friday.

The deaths happened in three incidents in the southern Helmand province, the ministry said.

Two soldiers were killed in a suicide bombing that happened Thursday afternoon during a patrol in Gereshk, the ministry said. One was a member of the Royal Gurkha Rifles and the other served with the Royal Military Police.

"With heavy heart we report another extremely sad situation, where lives of our courageous soldiers have been sacrificed for the greater good of the Afghan people," said Lieutenant Colonel Nick Richardson, a spokesman for Task Force Helmand. "Our deepest and heartfelt sympathies go to their families and loved ones and we offer our thoughts and prayers to them all at this most painful and distressing time."

Thursday evening, another soldier was killed by an explosion as he traveled in a Jackal 4x4 patrol vehicle, the ministry said. He served in the 2nd Battalion The Rifles.

Earlier in the day, a soldier from The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland was killed by a gunshot wound, the ministry said. He had been on patrol with the Afghan National Army in the vicinity of Woqab, close to Musa Qala.





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