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| Afghanistan |
| Mortar Mishap Kills 13 Afghan Soldiers |
| 2003-08-05 |
| Details on yesterday’s accident. Safety NCO’s take note: A soldier mishandled a mortar and the shell exploded, killing 13 troops and injuring nine others in northern Afghanistan, a warlord in the region said Monday. The mortar was among five truckloads of weapons collected during a disarmament drive in Jozjan province, said Abdul Rashid Dostum, a warlord in the region whose soldiers were killed in the blast. "One soldier was not experienced and he threw the mortar shell, and this caused the explosion," said Dostum, who is also a security adviser to President Hamid Karzai. "Here, catch!" "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!" KABOOM |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #2 Oh great. One idiot does more damage than all the Talibani fighters put together... |
| Posted by: Ptah 2003-8-5 9:19:00 PM |
| #1 I guess you could say this is one way to "disarm"... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-8-5 10:16:40 AM |