A Battlefield Tourist

This Week in Afghanistan: Jan. 27th – Feb. 2nd

Jan 29 at 5:05pm by David Tate

Jan. 27th

Afghan police kill eight Taliban in a prolonged firefight that began Saturday.  The battle took place in the Deh Rawood district of Oruzgan Province.

Six Taliban, including two commanders, are killed just west of Kandahar city.

A British soldier is killed and five others wounded in an IED attack in Helmand Province.  The soldiers were working as advisors to the Afghan National Army.

Jan. 28th

Private investment in Afghanistan drops nearly 50% in 2007, falling from 1 billion to 500 million dollars. The reason cited is deteriorating security.

Jan. 29th

Four Afghan construction workers kidnapped from a road project in Nuristan Province are found beheaded.

Jan. 30th

Three civilians are killed and nine wounded in two separate bombings in Zhari district, Kandahar Province.

Top Al Qaeda leader, Abu Laith al-Libi, is reportedly killed.  The news comes from a website known to be a reliable source of news regarding extremist activities.  If true, al-Libi is the second man killed from the coalition’s “most wanted” list within the past month.

Jan. 31st

A suicide bomber kills Helmand Province Deputy Governor, Pir Mohammed.  Six others, including the bomber, were killed in the blast which happened in a mosque in Lashkar Gah.