ed ▁by ▁Inter ▁Press ▁Service ▁stated ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁left ▁their ▁homes ▁anticip ating ▁the ▁American ▁off ensive , ▁but ▁returned ▁to ▁tend ▁to ▁them ▁regularly ▁in ▁coord ination ▁with ▁the ▁Tal ib an . ▁Vill agers ▁also ▁rejected ▁claims ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁military ▁and ▁some ▁American ▁media ▁services ▁that ▁their ▁villages ▁were ▁s atur ated ▁with ▁I ED s . ▁ ▁Sp encer ▁A ck erman ▁of ▁W ired ▁Magazine ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁local ▁leader ▁or ▁male k ▁of ▁Kh os row ▁Sof la ▁was ▁assass in ated ▁by ▁the ▁Tal ib an ▁after ▁the ▁village ' s ▁destruction . ▁▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Operation ▁Dragon ▁St rike ▁ ▁Tar ok ▁Kol ache ▁ ▁Lower ▁Bab ur ▁ ▁Arg hand ab ▁District ▁ ▁K and ah ar ▁Province ▁▁ ▁S ources ▁▁ ▁Tra ub , ▁James : ▁Afghan istan ' s ▁C iv ic ▁War . ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁ 1 5 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Wis eman , ▁Jam ie ▁and ▁Richard ▁P end le bury : ▁D icing ▁with ▁death ▁in ▁the ▁devil ' s ▁play ground : ▁In ▁a ▁heart sto pping ▁dispatch , ▁the ▁Mail ' s ▁Richard ▁P end le bury ▁joins ▁troops ▁clear ing ▁road side ▁bomb s ▁in ▁the ▁Afghan ▁valley ▁where ▁every ▁step ▁could ▁be ▁your ▁last . ▁Mail ▁Online , ▁ 2 5 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Nor land , ▁Rod ▁and ▁Ta imo or ▁Shah : ▁NAT O ▁is ▁Raz ing ▁Bo