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Taliban statements alleging strikes, via theunjustmedia.com, 20 Feb 10
At least 40 American invading terrorists killed as seven U.S tanks struck by blasts in Marjah
Some forty U.S invading terrorists were killed with their seven tanks destroyed in a series of the Mujahideen’s bombings in Marjah, Nad Ali district of Helmand province through Friday. According to the recent reports from Marjah, two of the U.S invaders armored tanks were hit by blasts while the U.S invading terrorists were trying to advance into Sefen area of Marjah; the third tank was struck by roadside bomb in Zawndu Awbu near Kariz Sadi area of Marjah. Similarly, three of the U.S invaders tanks were targeted by the bombings while the U.S invading terrorists were preparing to carry out operation in the Leece` area of Marjah in the night hours of Thursday. The number of the U.S invading terrorists killed who had been inside the struck tanks hits around forty say the Mujahideen officials. In another incident, last night, seven puppet army terrorists were killed in Jowr Bazaar located in neighboring Nawa district as their vehicle was hit by the a blast. Indeed, ten tanks of the U.S invading terrorists were eliminated in Marjah since last night. These fatalities come as the U.S invaders military have confirmed the death of nineteen invading terrorists and thirty-five puppet terrorists since the operation started in Marjah. Reported by Qari Muhammad YousufA dozen U.S-led invaders coalition terrorists killed as their 3 tanks destroyed in Helmand
About a dozen U.S-led invaders coalition terrorists were killed as their three tanks were destroyed separately in Mujahideen’s landmine blasts and attack in Nad Ali district of Helmand province, on Thursday. As per details, two of the U.S-invaders coalitions’ tanks were hit by roadside bombings in Lowi Mandah area of Nad Ali district while on a mission to launch operation against Mujahideen in the area, in the late after noon hours of Thursday. The report states the corpses of the U.S or British invading terrorists killed in the struck tanks were evacuated by the helicopters while the wreckage of the struck tanks has remained at the site so far the evening hours of Thursday. Meantime, at least four U.S invading terrorists were killed and three injured, who were trying to intercept the Mujahideen on the road leading to Nari Mandah area of this district as they came under Mujahideen attack, killing the above invading terrorists and destroying their tanks in the early evening hours of Thursday. Reported by Qari Muhammad YousufPolice checkpoints come come under attack in Gerishk district
A number of the puppet police checkposts came under attack in Helmand’s Gerishk district on Friday night that ensued a 2-hour long firefight, causing the puppet police force loss of life and casualties besides damages but there are no further reports to confirm the number of their dead and wounded. The attacks on the security checkposts come as the the operation in Marjah, in neighboring district Nad Ali has carried into its seventh days. In fact, two night earlier Mujahideen attacked puppet police security posts in the center of this district. Reported by Qari Muhammad YousufNATO tank torn apart in Zabul
A blast tore apart one of the Nato invaders tanks in the province’s Shahri Safa district on Later Friday night. According to the details, Nato invaders tanks were traveling on Kabul-Herat highway when one of the tanks struck a roadside bomb resulting in destroying the tank and killing all the invading terrorists in it. Reported by Zabihullah Mujahid