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19 December 2001 : 200 US Casualties on Morning of Eid-ul-Fitr KANDAHAR (Institute of Islamic Research and Studies): Reports have come in that a huge explosion of an ammunition dump took place at Kandahar Airport on the morning of Eid-ul-Fitr, Sunday 16 December 2001. After the loss of one soldier killed and three seriously injured last week, in a land-mine explosion, the US Marines began taking extra care in clearing and checking Kandahar Airport and the surrounding areas for mines and booby traps. They tried to approach the airport grounds from no-man's land, thinking that it was the least likely side to have been booby-trapped. Throughout this time, they were being watched by a Mujahideen reconnaisance team on the peaks of nearby mountains. The Mujahideen had wired an extremely large amount of explosives for detonation by remote, radio control. Once a large party of US troops had entered the detonation zone, the Mujahideen exploded the ordnance causing a huge ball of flame to engulf Kandahar Airport. Approximately 200 US soldiers were observed by the Mujahideen to have been either killed or injured due to this explosion. After the explosion, the Mujahideen continued to watch the movements of the Americans and they were afraid even to withdraw their dead and injured. The Mujahideen observed injured US soldiers lying on the ground requesting help and water and no-one was willing to help them due to their fear of further explosions. Only several hours later did the US soldiers begin evacuating their dead and injured. The dead were carried in boxes whilst the injured were evacuated on stretchers. Mujahideen intelligence was sent nearer to the area to obtain exact information on the US casualties. The Americans as usual said only three of their soldiers were injured. SEVENTEEN US NAVY SEALS KILLED NEAR TORA BORA TORA BORA (Institute of Islamic Research and Studies): The Mujahideen ambushed and wiped out a unit of US Navy Seal Special Forces troops. The troops were attempting to reach a position where they believed Mujahideen to be since firing had been observed from that direction. AS the troops approached closer, the Mujahideen outflanked them and ambushed them from their sides, blocking off their escape routes. They attempted to run but were cut down to the last man by Mujahideen fire. Their identification as Navy Seals was obtained from the identity cards found on their bodies. |
