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Tuesday, September 9, 2003
NATH
THE BATTALli
Five Afghan soldiers killed, five inj urec
from open fire suspected by Taliban
By Noor Khan
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
QALAT, Afghanistan —
Suspected Taliban insurgents
ambushed government troops
traveling through a mountain
gorge in southern Afghanistan,
killing five soldiers and injuring
five others, an Afghan military
commander said Monday.
The troops, riding in a pick
up truck, were on a security
patrol in Kighai Gorge when
attackers opened fire on them
late Sunday, said Haji Granai,
a military commander in
Kandahar, capital of the south
ern Kandahar province.
Granai blamed fighters from
the Taliban insurgents for the
attack. No group claimed
responsibility, however.
Afghan authorities routine
ly blame Taliban and fighters
loyal to renegade warlord
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar for
attacks targeting government
troops and installations.
The two groups are suspect
ed to have joined and stepped up
their operations against the post-
Taliban government and coali
tion forces in recent weeks.
“This is a mountainous
area. Taliban are hiding there,”
Granai said.
Three weeks ago, hundreds
of Afghan government troops
were sent to the area, looking
for Taliban remnants, he said.
Following the Sunday attack,
government troops arrested 13
men with suspected links to the
Taliban, Granai said.
The area is located about 25
miles north of the provincial
capital of Kandahar, in the Shah
Wali Kot district, where the
arrested Taliban suspects are
being questioned, he said.
Shah Wali Kot is about 85
miles southwest of the Dai
Chupan mountains, the sc
intense fighting earliei
month between coalition
and Taliban insurgents,
than 100 Taliban were re
killed in about nine days <
ties in the rugged regi
Zabul province. One U.5
cial operations soldier a
unknown number of A
troops also died in the figl
Southern and e
Afghanistan, along the I
with Pakistan, have bet
most active fronts in thi
against the Taliban.
Afghan autl
that al-Qaida, Ts
Hezb-e-lslami fq
staging their opera
Pakistani territory
denies the charge.
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ly American, troops
country searching
and al-Qaida fueitiv*
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Attacks kill five
Afghan soldiers
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Tiny baby
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Antonio researchers in tests of a technique
that might better protect the lungs of the mil
lions of infants who are born premature
around the world each year.
Researchers at Southwest Foundation for
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tubes and ventilators, is enough to help pre-
emies’ lungs function. The technique
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way pressure — uses nostril clips rather
than invasive ventilator tubes that can dam
age fragile lung tissue.
The device delivers warmed and humidi
fied air into the upper respiratory passages
with enough pressure to keep immature
lungs from collapsing. This allows the baby
to control his or her own breathing.
Mother pleads for son’s
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Schools accused of
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HOUSTON (AP) — Crystal Gonzalez,
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year. She never made it past ninth grade.
“She left a system that doesn’t con
sider her a dropout since she is working
toward a General Educational
Development certificate. Some say
Texas schools are nudging out low per
forming students.
“The dropouts become absolutely
necessary because what they are try
ing to do is get the (test) numbers up,
not improve the education of the chil
dren,” Rice University researcher Linda
McNeil said.
It’s called a “leaver” code system and
it’s used to disguise dropout rates, said
Maria Robledo Montecel, San Antonio-
based director of the Intercultural
Development Research Association.
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HOUSTON (AP) — State parole offi-
th
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support o
f a loci
cials were to hear on Monday from those
rights
Ray Hil
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who oppose the parole of a 29-year-old
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role in Broussard’s murder, becomes eligi-
fo
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live hist;
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attended
ask state parole officials Monday to
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victed in tl
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keep her son’s chief assailant locked up
tii
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writes letb
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asking
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bo
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Buice’s par
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allowing the board to postpone an inmate’s
fi\
re ye
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next parole consideration for up to five
Hill
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all of T
years. Under the old law, cases came up for
pe
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of the 10
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Friday, Sept. 12
5 to 7:30 pm
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and their friends and families —
to our 50th birthday party!
Enjoy free 1950s-style food
and drinks, music,
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Arrive early with a blanket
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