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Clipmarks | Vietnam Clips Born John Burke. Died Muhammad Omar. Taliban Hero clipped by: foxyarse clippers remarks: Those who had helped drive the Soviets out, the ragtag army of Afghans and other Muslims drawn from more than a dozen countries who called themselves the mujahideen, continued to fight the forces of Afghanistan?s Russian-backed government. A letter received by John Burke?s father, a former corporal in the Irish Defence Forces also named John, some months later recounts his passing in heroic terms. ?They say that [he] was fighting with confidence and determination against the enemy,? the letter, written on behalf of a Muslim cleric in Pakistan who knew the deceased, reads. ?He held the gun in his right hand. ?Suddenly the enemy shell hit him on the right shoulder and he fell down. But soon he got up holding his gun in his left hand and continued fighting. Again a shower of enemy bullets hit him in the breast and our youthful daring friend was martyred.? Another letter sent to John Burke senior from the central tracing agency of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Ge Clip Source: www.irishtimes.com Born John Burke. Died Muhammad Omar. ON A SUN-BLEACHED plain some 30km from the city of Jalalabad in eastern Afghanistan lies what is believed to be the final resting place of the only Irish person known to have died in the cause of jihad. As is the custom in that part of the world, his is a simple grave, its boundaries marked by a circle of stones. It is also anonymous; there is no headstone or plaque to tell what few travellers may pass by this remote spot that here lies Muhammad Omar, born John Gerard Burke in Clonmel, Co Tipperary, in October 1962; died April 1989. There are several accounts of the circumstances surrounding his death. Afghanistan in the early months of 1989 was a dangerous place. After a decade of bitter conflict, the Soviet Union, bloodied and cowed after what some refer to as ?the Soviet Vietnam?, completed the withdrawal of its troops that February. Tags: born john burke. died muhammad omar, taliban zum Artikel... Für die Inhalte dieses Feeds ist alleine der jeweilige Autor/Anbieter verantwortlich. Die Inhalte stellen nicht die Meinung von EasyRSS dar. Dies ist eine automatisch generierte E-Mail. Bitte antworten Sie nicht auf diese E-Mail. Wenn Sie Feedback an EasyRSS senden wollen, nutzen Sie bitte das Feedback Forumlar. Wenn Sie sich von EasyRSS abmelden wollen, gehen Sie bitte auf den Menüpunkt "Meine Daten". Ihr EasyRSS Team http://www.easyrss.de