Taliban commander vows bloody 2007 in Afghanistan

[babylonsister]

And Afghanistan is our example of a democracy over there?
What a colossal screw up this all is!

January 2nd, 2007 2:01 pm
Taliban commander vows bloody 2007 in Afghanistan

By Saeed Ali Achakzai / Reuters

SPIN BOLDAK, Afghanistan - The Taliban will step up attacks on foreign troops in Afghanistan this year and kill anyone who negotiates with the government, a top rebel commander said on Tuesday.

Taliban fighters staged a surprise comeback last year with the bloodiest violence since U.S.-led troops forced them from power in 2001. More than 4,000 people were killed on both sides in 2006 including nearly 170 foreign troops.

Taliban commander Mullah Dadullah said the new year would see more attacks on NATO and U.S. forces.

"Suicide and guerrilla attacks on NATO, American and coalition forces will continue and increase this year. The Taliban will inflict heavy casualties on them," Dadullah told Reuters by satellite telephone from an undisclosed location.

Dadullah did not refer to the death last month of Akhtar Mohammad Osmani, the most senior Taliban commander to be killed by U.S. forces since 2001.

Osmani was killed in a U.S. air strike in the south, and another rebel commander, who declined to be identified, said earlier his death would be a blow to the Taliban.

About 40,000 foreign troops are in Afghanistan, some 32,000 of them under NATO command. They are trying to ensure enough security to enable development projects to get started.

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[maxsolomon]

1. wish fufillment

he sounds like he's trying to convince himself, like the somali islamist govt.

out of iraq, concentrate on afganistan.