Сeгодня в гaзeтax ;))(Heruld Sun), тaк вот - стaтья, и что интeрeсно, бeз подписи, "Rescue mission fails. Afghan leader trapped, hanged.":
>Failed mission: The US sent in an unmanned Predator spy plane to try to rescue Afghan opposition leader Abdul Haq, taken by Taliban. The plane fired missiles at the Taliban, but the resque bid faled.
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>US sources confirmed a Predator had been sent to Mr Haq's aid.
>"There happened to be a Predator in the area at the time. But that is certainly not the weapon of choice that you would use to try to help somebody in trouble," one source said.
http://vif2ne.ru/nvk/forum/files/Dchvpsv/ptichka
The United States is for the first time flying armed, unmanned drones into combat with the missile-packing "Predator" spy planes taking to the skies over Afghanistan, U.S. defense officials said October 18, 2001. The remote-controlled aircraft have been modified by the Air Force to carry two Hellfire anti-tank missiles which have been fired several times in the intense 12-day air campaign, the officials told Reuters. A Predator drone is pictured in this October 1998 file photo. REUTERS/U.S. Navy/Jeffrey S. Viano
