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| Six Afghan soldiers killed, 16 wounded by roadside bomb |
| 2012-02-25 |
| Six Afghan army soldiers were killed and 16 injured in western Afghanistan on Saturday when a Taliban bomb exploded as the troops tried to defuse it. The incident happened in Muqur district of western Badghis province. Afghan defense ministry spokesman Dawlat Waziri said, "Six soldiers were killed and 16 others injured when the Taliban improvised explosive device (IED) went off prematurely." |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #1 Afghan Army EOD skills are still lagging. Generally they are blown them in place (BIP) using diesel fuel by the Afghans. Sounds like they tried to retrieve this one and it had an anti-tamper divice (Russian or Chinese AP mine) daisy chained to a couple more; possibly command wired to Taliban guy with klacker hiding nearby (always look for wires); or they attempted to take it back to the office. Praise Allen, good work Achmed. Throw it in the back of the Ranger with all the rest... KABLOWEEE! |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2012-02-25 10:02 |