July 25, 2007
If you haven't, remember Mogadishu. Our side lost 19, theirs, 1,000 to 5,000.
That sort of ratio has been played out since the allied Greek city-states defeated the Persians at Salamis.
In southern Helmand province, Afghan troops ambushed by militants called in airstrikes and fought back with small-arms and mortar fire, the U.S.-led coalition said. The coalition said at least 36 insurgents were killed in the fighting Monday, but no Afghan or coalition troops were hurt.In Uruzgan province, police clashed for three days with militants blocking the road leading to Kandahar province, leaving 26 militants and two policemen dead, said Wali Jan, the Uruzgan deputy highway police chief. NATO-led and Afghan army troops joined the battle Tuesday, reopening the road for civilians traffic, he said.
Another 13 suspected militants were killed in Kandahar province, the Defense Ministry said.
Afghanistan isn't totally free, but they're more free than they were, and it seems as though they're going to fight hard for it.
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