> From: Jeffrey Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Gautam Mukunda wrote: > > > > The Fool wrote: > > > > > > > BTW, US-critical as we are over here, one thing that made the Dutch > > > news > > > > was a report that 25 Afghani civilians were killed when a residential > > > area > > > > was hit... > > > > > > Taliban propaganda. They also claim they shot down 6 airplanes. But > > > where's the proof? The taliban ambasador shut up when asked what proof > > > he had... > > > > Where's the proof that the US strikes didn't hit civilian targets? > >
Taliban Radio Says No Casualties Or Damage In Kabul 10-8-1 ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The Taliban's official Voice of Shariat radio said on Monday that U.S.-led attacks on the Afghan capital Kabul overnight had caused no casualties or material damage in the city. The radio, monitored by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), said the airstrikes had only boosted morale in the country and Afghanistan would fight "to its last breath of life." Earlier, the Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press reported at least 20 people had died in the attacks unleashed to punish Kabul for harbouring Saudi-born fugitive Osama bin Laden, prime suspect for the September 11 attacks in the United States. "There has not been any human or material damage yet," the radio said at 0730 local time (0330gmt). It praised the country's army and said its morale had been boosted by the attacks. "The well-organised and brave army of the Islamic Emirate will defend its Muslim nation and each metre of the country to its last breath of life," it said. --- You can't have it both ways. They say one thing to the international press, they say another thing to...
