Canadian troops...
Spoil Jack Layton's big plans to surrender, er... negotiate... by going on a four day tear through Pashmul...
Code-named Operation Rawa Tander, Pashto for Rolling Thunder, the joint Canada and Afghan military mission was aimed at disrupting insurgent activity in one of Kandahar province's most dangerous areas, Pashmul.It sounds like the "disrupting" part of the op went especially well.
The operation, which involved multiple platoons, started before day-break on Tuesday and, by 6:15 a.m., bullets were already ripping through Pashmul, a collection of small, ancient villages and farmland.
As the week progressed, the fighting intensified, with Friday being the most hard-fought for Canadian and Afghan forces.
During the lengthy operation, several dozen insurgents were killed or injured.*
Only one Afghan soldier was hurt; he accidentally shot himself in the foot. No Canadians were injured.
4 comments:
What did the soldier interviewed in the article have to say about the long term effectiveness of the offensive?
Is that Dawn Black's head I just heard exploding???? Can't wait for her negative slant on this good news.
Sure we should negotiate with the Taliban. Just like we negotiated with the Nazis.
In May of 1945.
As in, "here's a pen, sign the unconditional surrender, and we'll stop killing you".
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"Greg throws out the obligatory leftbot troll... What did the soldier interviewed..."
hey greggie... what did your mummy ever say about... 'doing the "right thing"'?
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