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| Seventeen civilians beheaded in Afghanistan's Helmand |
| 2012-08-27 |
| Seventeen civilians have been beheaded in Afghanistan, local officials say, with 10 Afghan soldiers killed in a separate incident. The civilians died in Musa Qala district, in the southern province of Helmand on Sunday night. The 10 soldiers were killed in the same province when insurgents attacked a security checkpoint also on Sunday. Meanwhile, an Afghan soldier reportedly killed two foreign soldiers on Monday in eastern Laghman province. "Last night 17 local villagers, two women and 15 men, were beheaded by unknown people in Kajaki district," Daud Ahmadi, a spokesman for Helmand province, told Agence-France Presse (AFP) news agency. "We don't know who was behind the killings at this time. We're investigating," he added. 'Insider plot' The attack on the 10 soldiers took place in Washir district. It left four other Afghan soldiers injured and at least another five missing, reports said. It is not clear whether they were abducted or went with the attackers voluntarily. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #4 Uh, uh, THE HARD BOYZ HATE THE BEE GEES + ZEPPELIN, BUT L-O-V-E SPINAL TAP??? gut nuthin. * See also CHINESE MILITARY FORUM > IS "17" AND ISLAMIC UNLUCKY NUMBER? TALIBAN BEHEAD 17 [of 18] PAK SOLDIER CAPTIVES, in separate attacks. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2012-08-27 22:27 |
| #3 The Taliban never did pass "The Birds and The Bees" in kindergarten. It was a major carrer setback for them. They probably still believe that storks deliver babies to the remote Provinces. |
| Posted by: Raider 2012-08-27 16:24 |
| #2 Fun is unIslamic. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2012-08-27 12:29 |
| #1 Update Local officials said the men had gathered to listen to music and watch the women dance when they were attacked. The Taliban disapprove of men and women mixing socially. "I can confirm that this is the work of the Taliban," the Helmand provincial governor's spokesman, Daud Ahmadi, told AFP news agency. He added that the men and women were "partying with music in an area under the control of the Taliban". |
| Posted by: tipper 2012-08-27 06:56 |