Diggers battle Afghan hell

By Sian Powell in KabulMay 15, 2006

HIGH in the arid mountains of southern Afghanistan, a small group of Australian SAS soldiers are battling a hostile population, the harsh climate and the rabid fundamentalist warriors of the Taliban.Uruzgan is considered one of Afghanistan's most dangerous provinces, a desolate, mountainous region of opium growers, Islamic fanatics and extreme poverty.

John Howard announced last week that 240 more Australian troops would join the 110 SAS soldiers stationed in the lawless region, where the emboldened Taliban forces are gaining strength.

Australian and Dutch troops stationed in Uruzgan would be attacked "until they vanish", Taliban spokesman Qari Mohammad Yusuf told The Weekend Australian.

"The infidel countries have started the war against Islam internationally, including in Afghanistan and Iraq, and we will fight them until we die, until Islam wins and the infidels are defeated, God willing." >>>cont

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