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| Afghanistan | |
| 41 Taliban put to good use in south Afghanistan | |
| 2008-03-13 | |
Hey, fertilizer is useful, isn't it?
None of the four American troops traveling in the two armored vehicles of the convoy was badly wounded in the Thursday attack, said Lt. Col. David Johnson, a spokesman for U.S. forces. The troops were traveling in one SUV and one truck, he said. Six Afghan civilians were killed and up to 20 others wounded in the blast, Deputy Interior Minister Munir Mangal said. That's going to make the locals happy. The attacker was driving a white Toyota Corolla, he said, a favorite among suicide car bombers. "Mahmoud, this car's the bomb! It's a total babe magnet and gets great mileage, too!" In a mobile phone text message to an Associated Press reporter in Pakistan, Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid identified the suicide bomber as Abdullah. Great. That's only about 10% of the population. Shouldn't take long to find him. The suicide car bomb turned into a fiery hull that burned on the main airport road long after the attack, which also damaged several other vehicles. U.S. troops and international security contractors surrounded the area after the blast. In southern Helmand province, Afghan and international forces attacked Taliban militants Wednesday morning as they traveled by motorcycle toward the Pakistan border, said Ghulam Dastagir Azad, governor of neighboring Nimroz province. The troops employed airstrikes during the four-hour battle and killed 41 militants, including 17 from Nimroz, he said. A Taliban commander from Nimroz was among the dead. Must have been up-armored motorcycles. The U.S.-led coalition could not confirm the attack. NATO said they were looking into the report, but did not immediately have any information. Sorry, no evidence left to confirm or deny the report. In other By the suspects, of course. In Wardak province, a remote-controlled bomb hit a police vehicle Thursday in Saydabad district, killing one policeman and wounding four others, said district police investigator Mohibullah Khan. In Zabul province, Afghan security forces and NATO troops launched an operation Wednesday against Chechen fighters meeting in Daychopan district, said district chief Fazel Bari. The ensuing two-hour gun battle left three Chechens dead and six wounded, he said. On Wednesday in Farah province, authorities recovered the dead body of the Pusht Rod [sic - maybe they meant pushrod?] district police chief, a day after he was kidnapped along with five other policemen, said Bariyalai Khan, spokesman for the Farah provincial police. There was no information on the fates of the five other men. Check the local Starbucks to see if they're being questioned by the Taliban. | |
| Posted by:gorb |
| #3 they better compost well....you can't apply shit directly without E Coli concerns... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-03-13 22:27 |
| #2 It's a start.... |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2008-03-13 22:26 |
| #1 Leave the bodies to the vultures. |
| Posted by: anymouse 2008-03-13 13:48 |