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Another insider? Uniformed Afghan suicide bomber kills 14 (+video)
Another insider? Uniformed Afghan suicide bomber kills 14 (+video)
After a heavy weekend of violence, a suicide bomber wearing a police uniform attacked NATO and Afghan forces, killing at least 14 on Monday in the southeastern town of Khost. By Arthur Bright, Staff writer / October 1, 2012 About video ads A Taliban-claimed suicide attack killed 14 people – including 3 NATO soldiers – and injured 37 civilians in eastern Afghanistan following a weekend in which the US death toll in the conflict surpassed the 2,000 mark and continued to raise concerns over "insider" attacks by Afghan forces on Western troops. Reuters reports that the suicide bomber struck Monday during a NATO patrol in the eastern city of Khost. In addition to the three soldiers killed, four police, an Afghan interpreter, and six civilians died in the blast. At least 37 civilians were injured, according to Provincial Governor Abdul Jabar Nahimi. A witness told Reuters that the suicide bomber was wearing a police officer's uniform when he detonated his explosive-laden motorcycle. The witness said that a patrol of US soldiers was in the vicinity at the time. A NATO spokesperson would only confirm that there had been a suicide bombing. Reuters notes that while the Afghan Taliban claimed responsibility for the bombing, the group is quick to claim any attack that results in the deaths of foreign soldiers. The attack comes just two days after the 2,000th American died in Afghanistan in a clash between US and Afghan soldiers southwest of Kabul. The attack, which appears to have been the result of a misunderstanding after a US patrol was fired upon, ended in the deaths of two Americans – a soldier and a civilian contractor – and three Afghans. The New York Times reports that while initially described as a "green-on-blue" insider attack, the incident may have been a more traditional friendly-fire episode. Shahidullah Shahid, the spokesman for the governor in Wardak Province, where the fighting occurred, said the deaths came “after a clash ensued between two sides following a misunderstanding.” An Afghan official, speaking anonymously because he was not authorized to release details, said that a mortar shell had landed amid the American unit, killing a soldier and a civilian contractor and wounding several others. The Americans thought it came from a nearby Afghan National Army checkpoint on a hill overhead and attacked it with small arms and rockets, killing three and wounding three of the seven soldiers there, the official said.The Times notes that the US unit was small and not partnered with any Afghan forces, which may have exacerbated the confusion. Regardless of the nature of Saturday's incident, it comes amid a recent spate of insider attacks that have raised public concerns over US and NATO partnerships with locals in Afghanistan. The Christian Science Monitor reported yesterday that while the US has seen a consistent drop in the rate of fatalities starting last year, attacks by Afghan soldiers and police on NATO forces have become a high-profile problem with no obvious solution. “It gets at the very core of trust between coalition forces and the Afghans, and it’s very difficult to counter,” says David Barno, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security who commanded US and international forces in Afghanistan from 2003 to 2005.In an interview with 60 Minutes recorded before Monday's attack, Gen. John Allen, the top US commander in Afghanistan, expressed his frustration about insider attacks and warned that more should be expected. Lara Logan: You're in a tough spot right now. Can you explain why the sudden increase in these attacks?http://www.csmonitor.com/World/terro...kills-14-video
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One must truly feel sorry for all American & Allied Troops cavalierly ORDERED into such untenably vulnerable situations by Naive & Amateurish Politically Dictatorial Masters.
But and unfortunately Fellow Americans, that's just how pathetically disgusting things have become for our All Volunteer Forces,...and for quite some time (actually starting after WWII). While Ruling Elite now rule & dictate from safety,...The Military must daily fight for mere survival. Whatever,...hang-tough all you Brave Guys & Gals. Maybe someday sanity will prevail and Stupidly One-Sided (suicidal also) Rules of Engagement will no longer hold you back and make you such vulnerable targets, while simultaneously encouraging all enemies to keep fighting against The Free World indefinitely or until Infidels haul-ass or bail-out. Besides, none should ever have to fight against Radically-Fanatical Muslims with one hand tied behind their backs and giving any enemy the edge or any advantage, anyway. Politicos Dictatorially Ordering such militarily-suicidal tactics just isn't right. Even though no doubt Politically Correct (epitome of an oxymoron),...such still is not right. Neil
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My Salute & "GarryOwen" to all TRUE Patriots. Last edited by reconeil; 10-01-2012 at 12:27 PM. Reason: corrections |
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3 Americans of the 14 killed.
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