Just wondering if you heard in the states that Canadians ambushed the taliban and killed 70 + with no losses?

Question

Maybe a lucky break for them but I hope their luck holds out
comments?

Answer 1

I am a wife of a Canadian soldier stationed in CFB Petawawa where most of the Canadians in Afghanistan are from. I have family and friends over there and have been keeping a close eye on what is happening over there. The news has reported an estimated 72 Taliban were killed and the Taliban has asked for the return of the bodies. At least 18 have been returned.

Answer 2

Yeah, I heard it was estimated to be 71, but it was a combination of coalition forces and the Afghani police. Plus a few 2,000 lbs dropped from above.
Canadians have fine forces--nothing lucky about it.

And hey assafah--apparently you haven't seen the ones begging at our boots, not to be harmed or sent to paradise. It is embarrassing.

Answer 3

well the news says 14, but I believe 70 plus because I love Canada and always will, and if Bush declares martial law, I qill swim across the Niagara River if I have to

Answer 4

Its funny how you got 70 from 14. Oh well good job to them.

Answer 5

Didn"t hear it until you said! I am thrilled about the Taliban going down, even more happy the Canadians got out ok! thanks great news!

Answer 6

Hoorah Canada!!!

Answer 7

08/21/06 : DoD Identifies Army Casualty
Pvt. Joseph R. Blake, 34, of Portland, Ore., died on Aug 17 in Turkalay, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when his platoon encountered enemy forces small arms fire. Blake was assigned to the 1st Battalion...
08/21/06 MoD: Corporal Bryan James Budd killed in Afghanistan
It is with deep regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of Corporal Bryan James Budd, 3rd Battalion the Parachute Regiment, in Afghanistan on Sunday 20 August 2006.
08/21/06 NPR: Afghan Fighting Deadliest Since Taliban Ouster
Fierce battles have been raging in Afghanistan recently, making it the country's deadliest summer since the fall of the Taliban in 2001. Hundreds of Afghans and scores of soldiers from U.S.-led forces have died.
08/21/06 MoD: British soldier killed in Afghanistan (confirmed)
It is with deep regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of a British soldier in Afghanistan today, Sunday 20 August 2006.
08/21/06 theglobeandmail: Canadians hammer Taliban
Canadian soldiers scored a major victory against Taliban insurgents on the weekend, pounding their opponents just hours after they took charge of security in one of Afghanistan's most volatile regions.
08/21/06 AFP: Bomb blast kills three policemen in Afghanistan
The remote-controlled bomb exploded on Sunday in the southern province of Helmand, spokesman Mohayedin Khan told AFP. "Three police were martyred," he said on Monday.
08/20/06 SkyNews: British Soldier Killed
One British soldier has been killed and three injured in Afghanistan..."The soldier died as a result of injuries sustained during a contact in Northern Helmand province at around midday local time"
08/20/06 : DoD Identifies Air Force Casualty
Senior Airman Adam P. Servais, 23, of Onalaska, Wis., died Aug. 19, when his vehicle came under hostile fire in Uruzgan province. He was assigned to the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
08/20/06 Centcom: THREE COALITION SOLDIERS KILLED, THREE WOUNDED
While conducting combat operations in Kunar Province on Aug. 19, three Coalition service members were killed and three were wounded while battling Taliban extremists.
08/20/06 AP: Mine Kills Afghan Police Cmdr; Spiritual Leader Wounded
A mine blast killed a local police commander as an ambush by suspected insurgents left a spiritual leader wounded in southern Afghanistan, officials said Saturday.
08/20/06 AFP: Nearly 90 killed in bloody Afghan weekend
A series of Taliban-linked attacks in Afghanistan this weekend killed around 90 people, including more 70 rebels killed in a major clash in the south and four US soldiers.
08/20/06 AP: 71 Suspected Afghan Militants Killed
Afghan police backed by NATO aircraft killed 71 suspected Taliban militants in southern Afghanistan, while separate clashes left four U.S. troops dead and six wounded, officials said Sunday.

Answer 8

I haven't heard anything like it.

Answer 9

Do you think we would hear any of that with our liveral media.

Answer 10

you fools,dont you know that they love death on the battlefield more then you love your pathetic pointless recreational lives.indeed Canada did them a favor.