Taliban takes over as Trump babbles

[Bleipriester]

With the Taliban now controlling more of Afghanistan than when the US intervened in 2001, it seems they are not very concerned by Trump´s announcements to fight them. Trump knows nothing about war and warfare and he will have to send tens of thousands of soldiers to hold their little positions.

Yesterday, the Taliban overran the Zana Khan district of the Ghazni Province, thus expelling pro-government fighters. About 12000 people live there:

Taliban map (May 2017):

Legend (Taliban control):
Black: 100 %
Red: 70 - 99 %
Orange: 40 - 69 %
Yellow: 10 - 39 %
Green: 0 - 9 %
Grey: Unknown

Taliban conquers key region, seizes tanks from Afghan forces

 

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[waltky]

Taliban strike almost wipes out entire Afghan army base...

Almost entire Afghan army base slaughtered by Taliban
19 Oct.`17 - In yet another attack targeting Afghan soldiers, Taliban militants struck one of the country’s army base in the Kandahar province.

According to officials, the militants slaughtered the entire Afghan Army base in Maiwand, Kandahar province in the dead of the night on Wednesday, leaving just two soldiers uninjured. The attack on Wednesday night took the week's toll to more than 120 people killed by the militant group. Wednesday’s attack left at least 43 Afghan soldiers dead and nine others injured. According to reports, a suicide bomber blew up an armored vehicle, and then fighters went in to the base, killing soldiers in their sleep. Apart from the soldiers killed, the base itself sustained major damage.

Defence ministry spokesman Dawlat Waziri said in a statement, “Unfortunately there is nothing left inside the camp. They have burned down everything they found inside." On Wednesday, before the midnight attack two other attacks targetted security forcesa and claimed dozens of lives. Reports said, "Taliban fighters killed nine police officers late Wednesday in the western Farah province during attacks on police posts there and killed six policeman in an ambush in the northern Balkh province." Meanwhile, earlier in the week, a series of other attacks struck the Afghan army, and were considered to be even more deadly. On Tuesday an attack struck Paktia, in which two Humvees exploded killing 60 and leaving 300 others injured.

In Ghazni, on the same day, an attack struck the District Headquarters and left 20 dead, out of which 15 were police officers. Reports stated that the Taliban are increasingly using U.S.-made Humvees in their suicide attacks. Government security officials were quoted in a report in the Washington Post as saying, "The bulky off-road vehicles, taken from Afghan army bases in previous attacks, create more shrapnel when they explode and make it harder for Afghan guards to tell whether an approaching suicide bomber is with the Taliban.”

Earlier this month, the White House gave Gen. John Nicholson, the top commander of U.S. Forces in Afghanistan, "more authority to attack the Taliban, more warplanes and drones to mount punishing airstrikes — and a few thousand more American troops to advise the Afghans.” As the current situation stands in Afghanistan, America's longest-running war, forces have reached a stalemate. Reports have noted that currently, the Taliban "either control or exert influence in about 40 percent of Afghanistan, an area that is home to about a third of the population — 11 million people."

Almost entire Afghan army base slaughtered by Taliban

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Taliban unleashes wave of suicide bombings in Afghanistan
Wednesday 18th October, 2017 - In what is being dubbed the “biggest terrorist attack this year,” Taliban unleashed a wave of suicide bombings across Afghanistan on Tuesday.

The terror group launched suicide bombings in the country’s south, east and west, targeting police compounds and government facilities. The attacks left at least 74 people dead and scores of others injured, including policemen and civilians. Officials said that a provincial police chief was among those killed in the attack on Afghan police headquarters. Afghanistan’s deputy interior minister, Murad Ali Murad said the day’s onslaught was “biggest terrorist attack this year.” Addressing a press conference in Kabul, Murad said that in Tuesday’s attacks in Ghazni and Paktia provinces, the insurgents killed a total of 71 people. He further added that in southern Paktia province, 41 people, including 21 policemen and 20 civilians, were killed when two suicide car bombs targeted a police compound in the provincial capital of Gardez. Officials added that 48 policemen and 110 civilians were injured.

Murad confirmed that Toryalai Abdyani, the provincial police chief was killed in the Paktia attack. In a statement issued by the Ministry of Interior said that after the two cars blew up in Gardez, five attackers with suicide belts tried to storm the compound but the Afghan security forces “killed all five terrorists.” Waheed Majroo, the Health Ministry spokesman said that the Gardez city hospital saw 130 people injured in the attack. Mujeeb Rahman Chamkni, a lawmaker from Paktia said that along with the provincial chief of police, several of his staff were also killed. Chamkni added that most of the casualties were civilians who had come to the centre, which also serves a government passport department.

Insurgents stormed a security compound in Andar district in southern Ghazni province, using a suicide car and killing 25 policemen and five civilians. Murad said that at least 15 people were wounded, including 10 policemen. He added that despite the staggering numbers, Afghan forces are confident in their “readiness to fight terrorists and eliminate them from Afghanistan.” Meanwhile, Arif Noori, spokesman for the provincial governor in Ghazni, said the Taliban attack there lasted nine hours and that by the time the attackers were repelled, there were 13 bodies of Taliban fighters on the ground. In western Farah province, police chief Abdul Maruf Fulad said that the Taliban attacked a government compound in Shibkho district, killing three policemen. Late on Tuesday, the Taliban claimed responsibility for all three attacks.

Taliban unleashes wave of suicide bombings in Afghanistan

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Terrorists must surrender or face elimination, warns Afghan President Ghani
Oct.20,`17: Afghanistan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has warned terror outfits and terrorists operating in his country to surrender or face elimination.

The Office of the President, ARG Palace, quoted President Ghani, as saying in a statement, "The criminal groups linked to the outsiders, in the latest terrorist wave of attacks, targeted various parts of the country. After committing crimes and acts of savagery against humanity in Ghazni and Paktia, the terrorists once again martyred some Afghans and security personnel in Maiwand district of Kandahar." According to Khamma Press, the statement further added that the groups which have been involved in crimes, terror, and murders, are currently on the verge of destruction and elimination.

President Ghani said that his government of national unity and the Afghan people stand along side the Afghan security forces and will use all their force to fight against the crimes of the terrorist groups. He said the terror groups are being wiped out from the communities and are currently having no other option other than surrendering or being eliminated. According to President Ghani, for this reason, the terrorist groups have once again opted not to refrain from any act of savagery.

He said the Afghan security forces continue to defend from the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country with their blood and their bravery will be written in golden scripts in the history of the country. President Ghani also added that the Afghan forces remain in the frontline in the fight against terrorism and the international community and the Afghan people will always remain thankful for their devotion.

Terrorists must surrender or face elimination warns Afghan President Ghani

 

[irosie91]

in what way do the Taliban bother you, capt. blei?

 

[Bleipriester]

in what way do the Taliban bother you, capt. blei?

I´m just the news bot here.

 

[Two Thumbs]

fuck the ME

each country should be left alone to destroy itself.

 

[irosie91]

in what way do the Taliban bother you, capt. blei?

I´m just the news bot here.

beloved cyberbuddies------be assured-----Capt. Blei's sources are consistently unslanted and he expresses NO OPINION.......
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[whirlingmerc]

With the Taliban now controlling more of Afghanistan than when the US intervened in 2001, it seems they are not very concerned by Trump´s announcements to fight them. Trump knows nothing about war and warfare and he will have to send tens of thousands of soldiers to hold their little positions.

Yesterday, the Taliban overran the Zana Khan district of the Ghazni Province, thus expelling pro-government fighters. About 12000 people live there:

Taliban map (May 2017):

Legend (Taliban control):
Black: 100 %
Red: 70 - 99 %
Orange: 40 - 69 %
Yellow: 10 - 39 %
Green: 0 - 9 %
Grey: Unknown

Taliban conquers key region, seizes tanks from Afghan forces

Psalm 120 says too long have I lived among people who hate peace I am for peace they are for war

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[irosie91]

for the record-----DA TALIBAN are the darlings of the illiterates of the South east Asian ----Islamic world -----Dat's DA MAJORITY. Getting rid of them is as hopeless as trying to
civilize the Baathist dogs