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| Afghanistan |
| Gardez attacked by somebody or other |
| 2002-04-27 |
| The reliable [sic!] Afghan Islamic Press (AIP) quoted provincial governor Taj Mohammad Wardak as saying his rival Padshah Khan Zadran, ousted as governor of Paktia province in February, had attacked Gardez on Saturday morning raining rockets down on the town and killing 15 people and wounding 75. Okay, that establishes that an attack happened, since there's bullet holes and craters and such... But Padshah Khan's brother, himself a minister in Afghanistan's interim government, offered a dramatically different view of events, blaming remnants of the Taliban and al Qaeda for attacking his brother. Oh, it was them, was it? Amanullah Zadran, Minister for Frontiers and Tribal Affairs, told Reuters his brother fought off the attack and captured several tanks and armored personnel carriers. Well, if he captured them, then he has evidence, right? My off the cuff assumption is that Padshah Zadran dunnit. He seems like a really bad boy. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |