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usatoday.com - 8/19/2008
Troops find stash of advanced rocket grenades in Afghanistan
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Troops uncovered 89 anti-personnel rocket-propelled grenades after their patrol was fired on by insurgents in late June, according to the Triton Report. The Pentagon uses the report, produced by the British firm HMS, for information on global terrorist attacks. The report notes that Shiite insurgents in Iraq have been photographed carrying similar weapons. They are known as Type 69 airburst, ...

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The Long War Journal:  FOB Salerno withstands two-day Taliban onslaught

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FOB Salerno withstands two-day Taliban onslaught
The Long War Journal — ... Insurgents continue to use remote areas of Khost province as key logistical and training grounds for spectacular terrorist attacks. Both Siraj and Jalaluddin Haqqani were suspected of hiding in northern Khost between March and July of this year. And in an additional alarming development, insurgents in Khost have acquired a sophisticated batch of ...

Mabrook! [Congrats!]: Iran/Hezbollah Now in Afghanistan
Debbie Schlussel — ... While some so-called "military analysts" say this means that the Taliban can get any kinds of weapons it wants from anywhere, I don't buy that. It's very clear where the weapons are suddenly coming from: Iran, Hezbollah, or both. Here are the details: ...

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