Taliban inflicts worst toll on Diggers since Vietnam
Mark Dodd; 4/9/08
An Australian special forces soldier is fighting for his life after a Taliban ambush in Afghanistan in which eight others were wounded - the highest number of injuries suffered by Diggers in a single battle since the Vietnam War. An unknown number of Taliban fighters was also killed in the clash in Oruzgan province. Defence spokesman Brian Dawson yesterday said the attack on Tuesday night left one member of the Special Operations Task Group with critical injuries, five of his comrades seriously wounded and another three with slight wounds.
See; http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24290891-2702,00.html
Diggers locked into bitter conflict with no boundaries
Daniel Flitton; 4/9/08
Afghanistan is a millstone around the Rudd Government’s neck, one that will not soon drop. The problem is finding an exit strategy. The international coalition has a strategy for staying. There is no obvious plan for victory. To even talk of a conflict in Afghanistan — as if confined neatly within the black lines drawn on a map — is no longer enough. Neighbouring Pakistan is the battlefield too, with the enemy seemingly free to cross the border and find havens in the rugged tribal regions.
See: http://www.theage.com.au/world/diggers-locked-into-bitter-conflict-with-no-boundaries-20080903-48y3.html
Tags: Afghanistan, Australia, Terrorism