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| U.S. Pulls Out Advisers After Two Killed in Kabul |
| 2012-02-25 |
| The U.S. commander of coalition forces in Afghanistan pulled scores of advisers from Afghan ministries after two high-ranking American military officers were gunned down Saturday at the nation's Interior Ministry headquarters. U.S. Marine Gen. John Allen ordered the unprecedented move after an American colonel and major were both found shot in the head at the busy Interior Ministry compound that is the nerve center for the Afghan law enforcement, according to one Western official in Kabul. "We are investigating the crime and we will pursue all leads to find the person responsible for this attack," Gen. Allen said in a statement. "The perpetrator of this attack is a coward whose actions will not go unanswered." Afghan and American officials shut down the ministry compound in central Kabul as they launched an investigation into the killings in one of the most heavily guarded parts of the capital. Top U.S. military officials said they were still trying to determine the identity of the attacker. But one Western official in Kabul said that the two Americans were shot by an Afghan police official who was upset about the burning of Qurans earlier this week at a U.S. military base. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #4 See also WAFF > NATIONAL POST'S [Canada]LORNE GUNTER: KORAN RIOTS PROVE ITS TIME TO [just up + ]QUIT AFGHANISTAN. Gunter once suppor the Afghan mission of Canada + NATO, but now believes Canada + NATO should just pull up + leave ASAP now, + leave or abandon Afghanistan + uncontrollable Afghans to their own devices - NO NEED TO WAIT FOR 2014??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2012-02-25 22:08 |
| #3 "Can you imagine the public condemnation if a group went on a rampage like this because a Bible was burned?" Maybe they should, Bill. Look at the You get more of whatever gets rewarded. :-( |
| Posted by: Barbara 2012-02-25 18:10 |
| #2 This is so naive. The US has to do better than this. The Quran that was found in the trash was probably PLANTED there by the same people that found it. The demonstrations were too wide spread and too quick to start to be anything but organized ahead of time. Can you name one miracle that has occurred though the faith of one Moslem? The Quran only Can you imagine the public condemnation if a group went on a rampage like this because a Bible was burned? |
| Posted by: Bill Clinton 2012-02-25 17:21 |
| #1 Now NATO pulls out of Afghan ministries after Kabul attack |
| Posted by: tipper 2012-02-25 16:06 |