Taliban attack Afghan district, capture 18

[maddezmom]

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Taliban guerrillas attacked an Afghan district capital for a second straight night and took 18 policemen prisoner, a day after detaining more than a dozen people, police said on Saturday.

A senior police officer in Kandahar said the main government building in Mian Nishin, headquarters of the district by the same name, was under Taliban control after the Friday night attack.

"The Taliban surrounded the district headquarters and captured 18 officers," said the officer, who declined to be named. "Right now the district headquarters is under the control of the Taliban."

Mian Nishin in Kandahar province was the scene of joint operations by Afghan and U.S.-led forces early this week in which government officials said nine guerrillas were killed.

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[annabanana]

1. just great..

The Taliban don't seem to understand that they've been eradicated and that everythings just hunky-dory in Afganistan now..

[bribri16]

2. Another event the MSM will not cover. Make your own newsletter

and pass it around. Remember to use "patriotic paper" or yellow ribbon logos to get the Freeps to read the information.