Marjah Update - 12.3.10


More Americans die as two U.S tanks hit IED in Marjah - By Qari Yousuf Ahmadi .

HELMAND, Mar. 12 - More than a dozen of American troops including two of the U.S officers and an Afghan translator were killed in the separate IED blasts that destroyed two of the U.S armored tanks on Mar. 11 and 12 in Marjah town of Nad Ali district, Helmand province.

According to the details, the first tank was hit by a blast in Taza Gul Kowtah area of Marjah, in the early night hours of Thursday, while the later was blown up by a mine blast near Abdulah Qulf area of Marja, on Friday morning.

The blast left both tanks wrecked with the U.S soldiers dead who were on board, said the Mujahideen officials.

Separately, a coalition soldier was killed as well as two terribly injured when they, while walking to their base, came under a surprise attack by Mujhideen in the Mastu Khan village located near Abdulah Qulf area of Marjah.


Bomb strikes U.S tank in Kandahar

By Qari Yousuf Ahmadi .KANDAHAR, Mar. 12 - A Mujahideen planted mine in Kandahar hit a U.S tank midway to its base in Lui Kariz area of Boldak district on Thursday morning, Mar. 12, 2010, according to our reporter from the region.

The bomb attack caused the tank to be smashed into pieces, leaving the U.S soldiers dead who were inside the struck tank, the Mujahideen official said.
It is, however, to be said that it is the very area where 5 soldiers of ANA were killed in blast three days ago.


Remote-controlled bomb kills 4 Americans, hurts 5 in Khost By Zabihullah Mujahid

PAKTIA, Mar. 12 - At least 4 Americans troops were killed and 5 were seriously hurt on Thursday, Mar. 11, 2010, as a roadside bomb set off through remote control device struck the lead tank of the U.S convoy traveling on the road in Mabndiya area near Ali Sher district of Khost province.

The witnesses said the dead and wounded had been airlifted from the area of the blast while the wreckage of the struck tank had kept burning at the site till later that day.
Also on Thursday, two Afghan soldiers were killed and another two injured as their vehicle hit a roadside bomb planted in the road near Lakanu area of Khost city.

Indeed, as many as 25 American soldiers were killed and injured in a martyr bomb attack carried out by a brave Mujahid of the Islamic Emirate the other day on U.S. base near Babrak Tana, in Khost province.


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