US military patrol ambushed in Afghanistan

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http://www.afgha.com/?af=article&sid=35486

goasiapacific.com
24/07/2003

A United States military patrol has been ambushed in northeast Afghanistan.

A US military spokesman said Coalition forces on a mounted patrol were ambushed by an unknown-sized force with small arms fire in the vicinity of Asadabad last night.

Colonel Rodney Davis said the patrol returned fire and drove through the ambush.

He said there were no casualties or damage to equipment

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[J B]

1. So the ole horse cavalry gets attacked finally.

Oops. Horses don't drive. Guess it was a more traditional "mounted" patrol.

[lkinsale]

2. Afghanistan? Isn't that in central asia somewhere?

n/t

[Frances]

3. Afghanistan--but Bush keeps telling us

that we kicked their asses and all the girls are going to school and the people are living in freedom and ....

[lkinsale]

4. Schools, you say?

School Closures In Balkh Province Leave Teachers, Students Stranded

The Education Department in Afghanistan's northern Balkh Province has announced that it is closing 180 schools. The move -- which officials say was driven by lack of funds and unspecified structural reforms -- will leave more than 4,000 teachers and school employees jobless and interrupt the education of 170,000 students. Throughout Afghanistan, the euphoria following the Taliban's ouster and the re-opening of schools is being replaced by a growing sense of frustration. Many teachers have yet to receive any salaries since the academic year began in March.

[TacticalPeek]

5. OurCountryIsBetterThanThis

Hey! I've got an idea...

Why not move almost all of that land force we have in iraq over to afghanistan so we can hunt and kill taliban and terrorists that really DO have 9-11 blood on their hands?

And let the UN handle iraq, and let the iraqis have their oil back.


Nahhh...too obvious.