Despite the extremely useful information from the war-fighting expert French think-tank (and cheese-eating surrender-monkey co-operative!) today, Canadian forces are making headway in Afghanistan. No, liberals, “headway” doesn’t mean they’re cutting and running and coming home to nanny-state. “Headway” means kicking terrorist butt.
(Hat tip: Ross M.)
Canadians report split in Taliban forces
Matthew Fisher, CanWest News Service
Published: Wednesday, June 28, 2006ZAMTO KALAY, Afghanistan – Taliban fighters have had a falling-out in one of their strongest mountain redoubts in northern Kandahar province, with one faction apparently prepared to give up the fight against Canadian combat forces deployed in the area, coalition officials say.
“What I’m seeing is very positive here. There has been a split in the local leadership,” said Lt.-Col. Ian Hope, commander of the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry battle group. “There are indications that one group does not want to fight any more. There have been yelling matches with words that are not characteristic in the culture. That is tremendous for the people here and has really boosted our morale.”
The Canadian battle group is wrapping up its part in Operation Mountain Thrust, which has been the biggest coalition offensive in Afghanistan in more than four years. The operation has involved Canadian, American, British and Dutch forces moving into remote Taliban-held areas across Afghanistan’s four southern provinces to counter a large and violent push by Taliban insurgents infiltrating back into the country from Pakistan. The offensive has been backed by U.S. air power including B-1 and B-52 bombers.
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