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Afghanistan
Splodydope kills 45 at volleyball match in Afghanistan
2014-11-24
A splodydope suicide bomber detonated his explosive vest in a crowd of spectators at a volleyball match in Afghanistan on Sunday, killing 45 people, a provincial official said, as foreign troops withdraw from the country after more than a decade of fighting.

Mukhles Afghan, spokesman for the governor of Paktika province, said at least 50 more were wounded in the attack in Yahya Khel district, where residents had gathered to watch a tournament final. He said most of the casualties were civilians.

No one immediately claimed responsibility for Sunday's attack.
Lutherans? Ruritanians? Laplanders? Esquimaux?
Casualties were high because the crowd was so dense, since people had come from nearby districts to cheer on their team. No other details were immediately available because of the remoteness of the location.

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach condemned the "cowardly" attack.

"It is an attack on sport itself and on the positive values it can bring to help build strong communities and foster peace and reconciliation around the world," he said in a statement.

The Taleban banned public sports events as un-Islamic during their five-year rule before the 2001 US-led intervention that toppled them from power.
Posted by:Steve White

#3  Target was an ANP commander. Apparently the Taliban don't mind inflicting collateral damage.
Posted by: Pappy   2014-11-24 20:46  

#2  It's the shorts that are the issue for the fatwa against volleyball.
Posted by: Super Hose   2014-11-24 01:43  

#1  I guess the Taliban view anything that is "fun" as un-Islamic.
Posted by: Mystic   2014-11-24 01:36  

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