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Afghanistan
30 Taliban insurgents killed as suicide vests explodes in Farah gathering
2017-08-12
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] At least thirty Taliban
...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
snuffies were killed after suicide kaboom vests went kaboom! prematurely among the gathering of Talibs in western Farah province of Afghanistan.

According to the local government officials, the incident took place on Thursday in the restive Bala Bolok district.

Provincial governor’s front man Nasir Mehri confirmed the incident and said the Taliban snuffies were killed after two suicide kabooms vests went off prematurely.

He said a number of the senior Taliban Überstürmbannführers were also among those killed.

According to Mehri, several Taliban snuffies had gathered in a meeting in a village to discuss plans for a coordinated attack on the security posts when the incident took place.

In the meantime, the Taliban snuffies denied the reports and said no such incident has taken place to claim the lives of scores of Taliban bully boys.

Posted by:Fred

#4  If you have SVEST lasting more than 4 hours, consult an EOD tech.
Posted by: Bangkok Billy   2017-08-12 19:28  

#3  Ah, another possible: poor quality of munitions and ordnance.
Posted by: Pappy   2017-08-12 18:42  

#2  4. Premature Explodulaton. See a Doctor
Posted by: Frank G on the Road   2017-08-12 10:19  

#1  Three possibles:

1. Talibunny forces being built up fast; newbie accidents as a result.

2. Pak IC is stretched a bit thin right now, what with Kashmire, the Chinese vs India, feral terrs, Sauds vs Qatar, and perhaps US Congress-critters exposed for all to see. Hence no training and oversight of the Talibums.

3. Somebody else's IC is getting more effective.
Posted by: Pappy   2017-08-12 09:17  

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