Notes to articles: Once again I am seeing eyewitness reports claiming more U.S. Casualties. Yet I don't see simular reports in the U.S. Press confirming or denying these claims. Time will tell. Dead bodies have a tendency of piling up in Afganistan and I have no doubt that if they do exist they will be eventually noticed. regards joe ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Source: Azzam Publications URL: http://www.azzam.com or http://www.qoqaz.net or http://www.qoqaz.org or http://www.azzam.co.uk Type: Web Pointer; Sample Date: 12 Dec 2001 Title: Uzbekistan Eyewitnesses See Dozens of US Casualties TEXT: 12 December 2001 : Uzbekistan Eyewitnesses See Dozens of US Casualties http://66.96.205.195/~azzam/afghan/news/news.php?id=33 http://www.azzam.com Daily news, articles and interviews on the Jihad in Afghanistan LONDON (IWPR): The London-based Institute for War and Peace Reporting has reported from Khanabad, Uzbekistan, that the US air base in this city is receiving daily flights carrying dead and injured US soldiers. Uzbek sources at Khanabad suggest that the real figures of US casualties are far higher than the Pentagon's official totals. Uzbek army personnel working at the air base said scores of US casualties have been arriving there. From November 25 to December 2, an Uzbek orderly working with American medical staff said he had witnessed the arrival of four to five US helicopters - carrying between them 10-15 American casualties - each day. The orderly said the US staff he was helping confirmed the casualties coming off the aircraft were Americans. A reporter who managed to enter the air base with a group of visiting Uzbek parents said that one whole floor of a building and four large canvas tents were full of injured US soldiers, who have suffered shrapnel and bullet wounds to the arms, leg and head. The airport sources could not confirm how many incoming casualties had died. One Uzbek soldier said that since October 15 he had helped US servicemen load 20 body bags onto American transport planes. But he could not confirm whether they were dead US soldiers. But there is other evidence of American fatalities. One Uzbek officer said US soldiers had told him that four of their comrades had died of their wounds on December 1 while being airlifted to Khanabad. An Uzbek pilot spoke of the death last week of an American soldier who he had become friendly with while he was on the base. The US serviceman, he said, had died in the attempt to end the prison riot on the outskirts of Mazar-e-Sharif two weeks ago. "A lot of American troops died there - it was a real battle, " the pilot said. Uzbek army personnel say the atmosphere on the base has changed distinctly in the last week or so. They say that in October when the Americans began deploying at the airport, they were gung-ho, telling their Uzbek counterparts that it would take no more than a month and a half to defeat the Taleban and al-Qaeda. While the Taleban appear to be on their last legs, al-Qaeda fighters continue to resist in mountain redoubts, with some US servicemen at Khanabad now resigned to a long haul. Uzbek military staff say frustration at this is noticeable. They say they have witnessed growing tensions among American troops, often overhearing arguments and shouting matches. ARAB MUJAHIDEEN WITNESSED AERIAL SUPPORT FROM ALLAAH(SWT) TORA BORA (Special Report): On Saturday afternoon after Asr Prayers, the Eastern Shura launched a concentrated offensive against Mujahideen positions in the Tora Bora mountains. According to news reports from the area, it was the most intense attack launched against them so far. Haji Qadeer's forces had close air and armour support. The US Air Force bombed the Mujahideen positions savegely and heavy armour was also pitted against them. The fighting was so intense that the Mujahideen initiated a tactical retreat to the mountains with light weapons. They had earlier resolved to die fighting instead of being taken prisoner. It was when they had moved back and the forces of the Eastern Shura, supported by a heavy detachment of US ground troops had moved forward, that bombs began to fall on the Coalition forces from the sky, killing 300 of the enemy comprising Americans and Haji Qadeer's militia. This was without doubt a miracle from Allah (SWT) who had blinded the American pilots so that they bombed their own people. The Mujahideen counter- attacked after this incident and killed another 300 US troops/ Alliance militia, capturing 100 prisoners. It has been reported that a joint force of 900 troops including US soldiers and Eastern Shura militia attacked the Mujahideen who numbered around 500 troops. This was a highly organised offensive against the Mujahideen, which was coordinated by high-ranking US military commanders, whose mutilated bodies littered the battlefield at the end of the battle. It has been reported that after this major victory for the Mujahideen, Haji Qadeer asked the Americans to deploy more ground troops as American air support has proved to be impotent against the Mujahideen and lethal instead to the Americans and their agents. The Mujahideen sources claimed that it was doubtlessly help from Allah (SWT) AL-JAZEERA CHANNEL: AMERICAN COMMANDERS KILLED BY MORTAR FIRE IN TORA BORA TORA BORA (Al-Jazeera): It was one day last week when a mortar round from the Arab Mujahideen positions in Tora Bora hit the command center of the Eastern Alliance, while a planning session was in progress. According to news reports, high level US military commanders as well as Haji Qadir's top commanders were present in the session. The command center was destroyed by the round and the Eastern Alliance militia used excessive force to keep the foreign journalists and TV crews from the scene of carnage. Al-Jazeera Network speculated that this harrassement was to cover up the heavy blow dealt to the command structure of the US forces in the area. -- Joe Baptista http://www.dot-god.com/ The dot.GOD Registry, Limited