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Barry Artiste, Now Public Contributor
What I would like to know is, where the hell are the Taliban getting their weapons from? It should be pretty easy, considering our troops capture Taliban, with available intelligence it should be pretty easy to find out, as certain weapons are clearly identifies with a country of origin.
It is most probable the weapons, though not made in Pakistan , are being routed through Pakistan.
Considering the terrain surrounding Afghanistan is pretty hard to traverse from neighbouring countries, but easier through Pakistans porous borders right next door.
KABUL -- U.S. helicopter shot down in Afghanistan Reuters and Canwest News Service
Published: Wednesday, July 02, 2008
A helicopter belonging to U.S.-led coalition troops was shot down by small-arms fire south of the Afghan capital on Wednesday, but there were no serious injuries to those on board, the U.S. military said.
The pilots landed the UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter safely and evacuated all personnel before it caught fire in the Kharwar district of Logar province, where Taliban militants are known to be active.
"Coalition forces cleared the area using helicopters, show-of-force and firing warning rounds before using precision-guided munitions to destroy the helicopter," the U.S. military said.
It was the second coalition helicopter to crash in a week. The other incident in Kunar province in the northeast, is under investigation, but indications are that the helicopter crashed due to mechanical failure, a U.S. military spokesman said.
The Taliban have brought down a number of aircraft, but so far the militants are not thought to have obtained surface-to-air missiles that could alter the balance of the war dramatically.
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