 KABUL - US-led forces in southern Afghanistan shot dead a gun-wielding suspected militant as he sped towards a checkpoint on a motorcycle, a military statement said on Monday. The incident took place on Sunday east of Qalat, the capital of Zabul province, some 340 kilometers (212 miles) south of Kabul. Zabul is believed to be a hotbed of rebels linked to the ousted Taleban regime. âThe man approached the checkpoint on a motorcycle at a high rate of speed and ignored verbal warnings to stop,â the US military statement said. âAs he drew closer he brandished an AK-47 assault rifle. Coalition forces opened fire, killing him.â | "Die, infidel d......" KAPOW! BANG! KAPOW! BUUURRRRRPPPP! KABOOM! "We said "Stop", dammit!" |
There are a number of joint Afghan and US-led checkpoints on the highway connecting Kabul with the main southern town of Kandahar and which travels through troubled Zabul province. âWe routinely stop and search vehicles for munitions, weapons and drugs to ensure the safety of Afghans and to prevent terrorist attacks,â said US military spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Jerry OâHara. On June 13 four US soldiers were wounded in a suicide car bomb attack on an American convoy near Kandahar. |
