Militants Flee to Pakistan From Mountains

[maddezmom]

KABUL, Afghanistan - Militants in Afghan mountains where a Navy SEAL team was ambushed and a special forces helicopter shot down have fled into neighboring Pakistan and regrouped, a provincial governor said Thursday.

However, U.S. military spokesman Col. James Yonts said while "some of the enemy may have been able to escape" into Pakistan, many rebels remained in the mountains, surrounded by U.S. and Afghan forces.

U.S. forces lost three Navy SEALs in an ambush and another 16 troops when their chopper was downed on June 28 in Kunar province. Since then, about 300 U.S. troops backed up by attack aircraft and Afghan forces, have been hunting militants in the area.

But the Kunar province governor, Asadullah Wafa, said there had been little fighting in the area for several days.

"It's been peaceful because the militants escaped across the border to Pakistan and are now sheltering about 10 kilometers (six miles) on the other side," he told The Associated Press. "They may launch quick guerrilla raids across the border and then run back into Pakistan."

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[bemildred]

1. Yup, they aren't here, they went over there somewhere, Sir.

I sure hope you can find them (over there) Sir.

[KeepItReal]

2. Pakistan is harboring terrorists...it is official

WTF is Bush & Co. waiting for?? Time to invade Pakistan. Bin Laden "dead or alive", remember?

Oh wait...Pakistan has nukes and a seemingly-pro-U.S. dictator...Never mind.
:sarcasm:

:grr:

[krkaufman]

3. Ah, the nuance n/t

[ConfuZed]

4. Its bullshit

If they could see and knew.... oh forget it these people don't use logic when fearmongering