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Afghanistan
Suicide attacker targets Afghan army convoy
2009-02-09
A suicide bomber has blown himself up near an Afghan military convoy in the south-western Nimruz province, killing two people.

According to the chief of Khash Rod district in Afghanistan's Nimruz province, the incident happened at around 1400 GMT Sunday, when the suicide bomber blew himself up near the military convoy. The explosion killed two men, one Afghan soldier and one civilian while two other civilians were wounded. No one has so far claimed responsibility for the attack.
Posted by:Fred

#3  See also PAKISTANI DEFENCE FORUM > PARKING BAYS FOR NATO SUPPLIES SHIFTED TO PUNJAB [first choice was at MANWALI but locals protested].

Also on PDF, THE NEWS.PK > ADMIRAL MULLEN: US IS NOW FOCUSING ON AFGHANISTAN [US StratFocus no longer centered wholly on IRAQ despite Al-Qaeda still being a (declining]problem there].
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2009-02-09 20:27  

#2  One soldier was killed, a civilian also died, two civilians were wounded, and one piece of vermin was eradicated, Glenmore.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2009-02-09 12:34  

#1  So did the bomber count as the civilian, or did he kill two people plus one sub-person?
Posted by: Glenmore   2009-02-09 07:40  

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