TALIBAN PROPAGANDA WATCH (RC South) – 072315UTC Feb 10
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Blast in Helmand kills 3 Britons, injures two
Sunday, 07 February 2010 08:29 By Qari Yousuf Ahmadi
HELAMD, Feb. 07 -A bomb last on Friday tore through the British soldiers, killing 3 Britons and wounding two in Helmand Province’s Musa Kala district on Friday. The report said the British soldiers had been hardly out of their outpost when they were hit by an explosion in Ahmad Khanzu area of this district. Reportedly, a British officer was among the dead.
Heavy fighting breaks out in Helmand
Sunday, 07 February 2010 14:45 By Qari Yousuf Ahmadi
HELAMD, 06 – A violent firefight erupted after the Mujahideen of the Islamic Emirate attacked the the British foot troops who had been trying to neutralize a landmine in Washerow village near Lashkar Gah, capital of Hellmand province on Saturday noon. The British soldiers suffered loss of life and injuries in the 2-hour long gun battle, said the report from the area, giving no further details of the number of the enemy’s casualties. In another news, today a soldiers of Afghan army surrendered handing over his weapon to Mujahdeen.
Mujahideen kill 5 Americans, injure one in Helmand
Sunday, 07 February 2010 15:18 By Qari Yousuf Ahmadi
HELMAND, 06 – Mujahideen of the Islamic Emirate during an ambush attack followed by a face-to-face to engagement with Americans on Saturday killed 5 U.S soldiers as well as wounding one while the American foot soldiers were walking in a street in Arghshtak area of Garmsir district, Helmand province. According to the report, the U.S troops used both heavy and small arms fire causing the civilians damages and casualties during the four-hour long fighting.
U.S military convoy attacked in Marja
Sunday, 07 February 2010 16:35 By Qari Yousuf Ahmadi
HELMAND, 07 – Mujahideen of the Islamic Emirate on Saturday morning carried out a missile attack on a U.S. military convoy in Dasht area of Marja district in Helmand province. Three missiles struck the convoy, inflicting fatalities and damages on the U.S troops, the report said, adding the very convoy which has been in the Sistani area of Marja for over a week, was also attacked by the Mujahideen yesterday. On the other hand, as per the announcement of the U.S military made about a week ago, several thousand American, British and Afghan troops have been stationed in the Dasht area of Marjah district and have continuously been trying to carry on with their major military operations around this district to take the city of Marja away from the Mujahideen but have every time been repelled by the Mujahideen and their advance has been prevented by the Mujahideen attacks and landmines.
Four ANA soldiers killed, injured in Helmand
Sunday, 07 February 2010 17:50 By Qari Yousuf Ahmadi
HELMAND, 07 – A remote-controlled bomb hit a vehicle of Afghan army Saturday near district bazaar in Sangin district of Helmand Province. Also on Saturday, Mujhideen destroyed a vehicle of ANA an ambush attack in Shin Ghazian area of Sarwan Kala in this district.
However, there no further details to determine the number of their casualties.
Mujahideen kill 3 Britons in Helmand, injure two
Sunday, 07 February 2010 18:37 By Zabihullah Mujahid
HELMAND, 07 – Three British soldiers were killed and two wounded in an encounter with the Mujahideen on Friday that unfolded after the Mujahideen had waylaid a British military convoy in Namru area near Lashkar Gah. The battle lasted two hours during which one of the Mujahideen’s missiles struck the convoy of the British troops causing them further damages and casualties.
