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U.S. Forces Kill 20 Taliban Along Pakistan Border

Posted by Cary Wesberry on Monday, July 07, 2008 8:46:30 PM
US forces killed 20 Taliban fighters during airstrikes in Nangarhar province today in the latest in a series of attacks along the Pakistani border. 

The US military targeted “a large group of militants” with “precision airstrikes” in the mountains of the Deh Bala district in Nangarhar, a press release from Combined Joint Task Force – 101 reported. Intelligence report indicated the Taliban were operating in the area. Geo TV reported 20 Taliban were killed in the attack.

Nangarhar is home to Tora Bora, the location of the last major battle of US and Afghan allies aginst the Taliban and al Qaeda in the winter of 2002. Osama bin Laden and numerous senior al Qaeda leaders slipped the cordon and escaped into Pakistan.
 
Continue reading at The Long War Journal by following the link above.  This is great news!  The more operations our soldiers are allowed to complete along the Afghan-Pakistan border the better.  Renewed and aggressive efforts along those border regions are imperative to victory against the Taliban and al-Qaeda.  These terrorists killed more than 3,500 Americans in one attack along with brave soldiers on the USS Cole.  I pray our soldiers in Afghanistan kill every single member of the Taliban they can get in their sights.  We cannot afford to allow our enemies get away with attacking our innocent civilians.
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