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2019-10-19 Afghanistan
11 innocents kaboomed in western Herat
[IsraelTimes] In western Herat
...a venerable old Persian-speaking city in western Afghanistan, populated mostly by Tadjiks, which is why it's not as blood-soaked as areas controlled by Pashtuns...
province, six civilians including four children were killed Thursday when their vehicle was hit by a roadside kaboom, said Jelani Farhad, front man for the provincial governor. He added that five other civilians were maimed in the attack in the Zawal district.
Posted by trailing wife 2019-10-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ]  Top

#1 Don't be a twat, Herb
Posted by Frank G 2019-10-19 05:10||   2019-10-19 05:10|| Front Page Top

#2 Yea, but that did he twat?
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2019-10-19 05:12||   2019-10-19 05:12|| Front Page Top

#3 Bet somebody's really proud of themselves for that. Do they shout extra Allahu akbars when there's kids in the vehicle?
Posted by jpal 2019-10-19 07:39||   2019-10-19 07:39|| Front Page Top

#4 OK is it me or did not just a couple of days ago someone handwave away US-caused civilian casualties in Afghanistan because they were goat herders?

So how's it different when the Taliban murder innocents?
Posted by Herb McCoy 2019-10-19 11:32||   2019-10-19 11:32|| Front Page Top

#5 You don't give a shit about "civilians". You just try to virtue signal. See @ #1
Posted by Frank G 2019-10-19 11:45||   2019-10-19 11:45|| Front Page Top

#6  So how's it different when the Taliban murder innocents?

The taliban are... uhh, looking to murder innocents ? While the troops may have the occasional targeting accident or unintentionally cause collateral. For a man of your intellectual stature that should be a 'no-brainer'.
Posted by Dron66046 2019-10-19 13:12||   2019-10-19 13:12|| Front Page Top

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