Taliban Takes Over Abandoned U.S. Base
April 20 2010
Armed Taliban insurgents have swarmed an abandoned U.S. military base in the Korengal Valley just days after American troops withdrew, the Daily Mail (U.K.) reports.
A video aired on Al Jazeera television showed militants grabbing abandoned fuel and ammunition, as well as exploring the base.
A Taliban commander in the video said the militants will use the base for attacks on U.S. forces.
A U.S. military spokesman said troops took ammunition when they left the base and the...
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