Quraishi left his native Afghanistan in 1982 as Soviet troops battled mujahedeen.
Even now, Rwandan troops are battling militants hundreds of miles south of here.
"Our troops are battling," a spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry said tonight.
His troops battled their way forward against a heavy Allied skirmish line and the fire of 12 artillery pieces.
Canadian troops had been fiercely battling Taliban fighters in the area for several months.
American troops in Iraq are battling insurgents to keep open vital military supply lines in and out of Baghdad.
On another front, troops are battling to contain violence on the main supply roads from the countries neighboring Iraq.
At the moment, his troops are still battling for control of several districts.
On a recent morning, rebels and Iraqi troops battled for several hours at the edge of the village.
In 2004, American troops battled Mahdi militants here for days.
