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| Afghanistan courthouse attack kills dozens |
| 2013-04-03 |
| A suicide bomb and gun attack on a courthouse in western Afghanistan has left more than 50 people dead and 90 injured, most of them civilians. Militants disguised as soldiers tried unsuccessfully to free suspected Taliban members in the capital of Farah province, Afghan officials said. After a fierce initial gun battle, shooting continued as militants took cover in nearby buildings. The Taliban said they were behind the attack in Farah, which borders Iran. This was the deadliest attack in Afghanistan since December 2011 when at least 70 people were killed in a blast at Kabul's Shia shrine. A bomb and gun attack on the Farah governor's compound last May left six policemen, a civilian and four attackers dead. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #4 Probably cause the turbaned goons would come after THEM. |
| Posted by: tipover 2013-04-03 21:53 |
| #3 funny how we go into a village, get into a fire fight and kill a bunch of Islamofascist thugs, there is a great deal of screaming and hollering about bunnies, chickies, and the occational child. Our ROE is stood on its head to avoid killing children. HOWEVER, the other side of the conflict will light off an explodidope in a crowded market and kill dozens of women and children. How come the professional hand wringers never come forth to criticize the turbaned goons when they indiscriminately kill and maim? |
| Posted by: Bill Clinton 2013-04-03 15:17 |
| #2 It's the "western Afghanistan" that is interesting. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2013-04-03 15:11 |
| #1 pretty obviously they wouldn't do this if we didn't have nighttime raids, right, Caped Crusader? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2013-04-03 15:01 |