Paul Flynn jokes...

q. Whats old hairy, dribbles and wets the bed? a. Paul Flynn
q. What goes sadfgsdjfkfgk on the keyboard? a. Paul Flynn typing after his stroke.
q. Whats the difference between Paul Flynn & Iraq? a. There is a chance of improvement in Iraq.
q. What has Paul Flynn got in common with the Oxford rowing team? a. They both do mini strokes.
q. Whats the odd one out? Tomato, turnip or Paul Flynn... Tomato as the others are vegetables.
q. How many Paul Flynn's does it take to change a lightbulb? None as New Labour will over rule and choose a woman from an all women shortlist to change it.

But the best joke is that on the day that the Afghan army with support from the UK & US drove out the drug selling criminals of the Taliban Paul Flynn wrote.

Is anyone reading the history of Britain's previous three war with Afghanistan from 1839 to 1919? On his webshyte he still whitters on about how we are the invader, we are the bad guys and losing the battle for hearts & minds. Well so why are the Afghani people and the army fighting with the UK & US then?

Afghan flag flies over former Taleban-held town - Paul Flynn MP go's into denial mode.

Ok one slight difference this time between this war & others and one that my senile MP can not grasp, the Afghans are fighting for their own nation, they want their wives to be able to work, their daughters to go to school. They want them able to go out without a male relative or covered up like a parcel ready for posting.

They want to have the right to not grow a beard, fly a kite or watch television without the fear of being hung by some "islamic court" of the Taliban.

Were it just us with no Afghan army my senile MP might have a point, but they are fighting for their nation. If Mr Flynn reads up on the Taliban he will see that it is made up of jihadists from abroad - the real invaders - drug dealers and remnants of the former government.

Time for Mr Flynn to sit drooling into his coffee in the old folks home...

(CNN) -- Afghan and coalition forces killed several militants and detained at least 18 others on Wednesday during operations targeting Taliban fighters in two volatile southern Afghan provinces, the U.S.-led coalition said in statements issued on Thursday.

One incident took place in Uruzgan province. Afghan and coalition troops were conducting a search in an area "where intelligence sources indicated Taliban and IED cells linked to several previous attacks on Afghan and coalition forces were operating."

"Several armed militants" were killed in the operation and seven were detained. Military items such as ammunition vests and "a set of military-grade night vision goggles" were seized.

Another incident was in Zabul province, where troops were conducting an operation "to disrupt Taliban weapons and explosive material facilitators in the area."

During the operation, a firefight occurred. Two militants were killed and 11 others were detained.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – A NATO and Afghan operation to retake a Taliban-controlled town in southern Afghanistan has killed at least 12 Taliban fighters and two children, the Afghan Defence Ministry said Saturday.

In other violence in southern Afghanistan, a NATO soldier was killed and another wounded in an explosion Saturday, NATO's International Security Assistance Force said.

The British government later identified the dead soldier as a Briton. His name was not released.

Taliban militants overran Musa Qala in February, four months after British troops left the town following a contentious peace agreement that gave security responsibilities to Afghan elders. Taliban fighters have been in control of the town ever since.

A string of battles around Musa Qala in recent months have signalled a renewed focus by U.S. forces to take on the Taliban stronghold in Afghanistans's poppy-growing south. Saturday's violence is the latest in a series of deadly engagements in Helmand province – the world's largest poppy-growing region and the front line of Afghanistan's bloodiest fighting this year.

Defence Ministry spokesperson Gen. Mohammad Zahir Azimi said elders in the area had asked the Taliban to leave, but when they refused, the elders sought help from government troops.
**There you have it, Mr Flynn portrays the west as invaders yet its the Taliban who have invaded seeking control of the drugs trade.

"For some period of time, Musa Qala has become a base for terrorists. Hundreds of foreign terrorists have gathered there," he said.

Twelve Taliban have been killed in fighting since the operation began Friday afternoon. Separately, two children were killed when security forces clashed with Taliban travelling in a convoy with civilians, Azimi said.

"The enemy always tries to use human shields ... and our demand from them is that they stop putting civilian lives in danger," said Azimi.

The Afghan and NATO troops conducting the operation were positioned to the east, west and south of it, he said.

U.S.-led coalition forces, meanwhile, conducted air strikes in an operation targeting a Taliban commander believed to be responsible for attacks against security forces and involvement in weapons and drug trafficking, the coalition said. The U.S.-led forces bombarded the compound where he was hiding with several militants Friday in Musa Qala district.

The building was destroyed and "several militants" were killed, it said. "Multiple secondary explosions were also reported, indicating the presence of a sizable weapons cache."

As NATO and Afghan forces closed in on Musa Qala, residents said many villagers remained in their homes as the area was bombed and were refusing to shelter insurgents

"If we let the Taliban in, NATO will bomb our homes. We're trying our best not to let the Taliban into our homes," said Musa Jan, a resident of Musa Qala district.

Jan said NATO and Afghan security forces had dropped fliers from helicopters telling villagers: "Don't go outside your home. We want to bring peace to Musa Qala."

Taliban commander Mullah Ahmadullah told The Associated Press by telephone that insurgents were strengthening their positions in Musa Qala and militants in nearby districts were pouring into the area for the battle.

"The morale of the Taliban is high. We will fight against NATO and Afghan forces. We will not lay down our weapons. We will fight until the death," Ahmadullah said as he commanded militants to take their positions.

However, Taliban spokesperson Qari Yousef Ahmadi said the Taliban would retreat if there were too many casualties among insurgents and civilians.

Situated north of Helmand, Musa Qala and the region around it have seen the heaviest fighting in Afghanistan this year. It also is in the middle of the country's opium poppy-growing belt.

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