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To: Condor who wrote (10107)11/12/2001 10:53:59 PM
From: BigBull  Read Replies (4) | Respond to of 281500
 
Dozens of Taliban tanks and armored
personnel carriers raced out of Kabul when darkness fell


Yes; riveting reading in that article! Thanks. What amazes me is that the Talibs still don't seem to get it. Leaving the city in any armoured vehicle makes one a "Dead Man Driving". Do they really think they'll be safe in those things from US planes at night? Talk about dumb and dumber! ;o}

Here are a series of excellent "battlefield" articles from the Telegraph:

Game is up for Allah's New Model Army
portal.telegraph.co.uk

Taliban underestimated US firepower and resolve of the Northern Alliance
portal.telegraph.co.uk

Defeated Taliban 'choose death before surrender'
portal.telegraph.co.uk

B52s 'turn enemy into frightened beasts' - NOT for the faint of heart
portal.telegraph.co.uk

Respected 'Lion of Herat' may hold key to unity
portal.telegraph.co.uk