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2014-03-31 Afghanistan

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Posted by Pappy 2014-03-31 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11127 views ] Top

#1 Marin Independent Journal.

A four hour engagement? Local police and quick reaction force out of town at the time, or are Christian-run day care centers a lower level response category ?

Posted by Besoeker 2014-03-31 01:21|| 2014-03-31 01:21|| Front Page Top

#2 ALL OF THE ABOVE : police and qrf were at a sensitivity training course (make people more aware of their own prejudices and more sensitive to others, Taliban included.) As far as the ranking of Christain Daycare Centers in the heart of Mooslimb Country - well lets say they rank below a jewish wedding party - Christian-run day care centers are at lower level response category

Posted by Putin, Oppressor of the Weak 2014-03-31 01:55|| 2014-03-31 01:55|| Front Page Top

#3 Attacking the Kiddie care again, are they???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2014-03-31 02:50|| 2014-03-31 02:50|| Front Page Top

#4 No one ever accused the Talibunnies of fighting above their weight.

Posted by SteveS 2014-03-31 02:58|| 2014-03-31 02:58|| Front Page Top

#5 Islam attacks Day Care Centers?

It might have something to do with Moslem Values.

But then again, perhaps I am being intolerant of Mohammed's basic character.

Posted by Big Thromoth3646 2014-03-31 07:36|| 2014-03-31 07:36|| Front Page Top

#6 Local police and quick reaction force out of town at the time, or are Christian-run day care centers a lower level response category ?

Apparently the police went to the daycare center first, evacuated it, then set up a security perimeter. I suspect that took time, what with terrified kiddies and soft (judging by the picture)civilians involved.

And evaluating the various news reports, it was a room-to-room search-and-clear (flash-bang grenades, etc.,) something I suspect took time, what with a rabbit-warren of rooms, local cops not having done that sort of thing regularly, civilians in the way and all.

But then again- what do I know - I only trained in doing search-and-clear for a few years. Granted, that was a decade or two ago, but I'll bow to the more experienced commenters on this thread.

Posted by Pappy 2014-03-31 09:57|| 2014-03-31 09:57|| Front Page Top

#7 Quick Reaction Force [QRF] perimeter security team and assault team tasks, clearing, etc, can run concurrently. From the relative safety of my rocking chair and front porch, four hours appears a bit lengthy. But again, my chair and front porch. Just saying.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-03-31 10:17|| 2014-03-31 10:17|| Front Page Top

#8 Perhaps. We're talking local cops who, again, likely haven't done this before. It occurred in a well-to-do expatriate area. Meaning most of the security is private and the local cops are not familiar with individual buildings. Given any kind of incident like this, there was also probably interference from higher-up, both Afghani and foreign.

Rocking chair, front porch - got it. However, given that it's Afghanistan, a place you've more familiarity with than I, I'm surprised you thought four hours was too long.

Posted by Pappy 2014-03-31 10:39|| 2014-03-31 10:39|| Front Page Top

#9 All of what you've said, spot on. My thinking was more along the lines of high-profile Karte Seh area of Kubal, the nation's capital and the embarrassment of another Taliban security breach. Once again, you'd have to be there to sort it out, and thankfully I wasn't.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-03-31 10:46|| 2014-03-31 10:46|| Front Page Top

#10 HAHA.... Roots of Peace. Heavily armed.

And they'll plant your ass too if you fuck with 'em.

Posted by DarthVader 2014-03-31 11:21|| 2014-03-31 11:21|| Front Page Top

#11 #10 HAHA.... Roots of Peace. Heavily armed.

And they'll plant your ass too if you fuck with 'em.

Darth,
Peace through strength. :-)

Posted by Squinty 2014-03-31 11:43|| 2014-03-31 11:43|| Front Page Top

#12 Daisies got roots. Pushing them up is very peaceful.

Posted by Fred 2014-03-31 11:51|| 2014-03-31 11:51|| Front Page Top

#13 My thinking was more along the lines of high-profile Karte Seh area of Kubal, the nation's capital and the embarrassment of another Taliban security breach.

Wasn't that one with inside contacts? Might be something for our illustrious SecState to bring up with Karzai, when the former isn't trying to get the Israelis to commit slow-suicide...

Posted by Pappy 2014-03-31 12:45|| 2014-03-31 12:45|| Front Page Top

#14 In the words of the immortal Lucas McCain, "ain't nothin more peaceful than a deadman"

Who 'ya gonna kill today Lucas?
You 'ya nosy bastid, blam, blam, blam, blam, blam, blam, blam.

Posted by Shipman 2014-03-31 13:54|| 2014-03-31 13:54|| Front Page Top

#15 I love a happy ending. :-D

Posted by Barbara 2014-03-31 15:39|| 2014-03-31 15:39|| Front Page Top

#16

Posted by OldSpook 2014-03-31 16:12|| 2014-03-31 16:12|| Front Page Top

#17 Shipman,

Heard a variant in a Laumer Retief book.
"Ain't nothing peaceful as a dead troublemaker."

Posted by Richard Aubrey 2014-03-31 19:05|| 2014-03-31 19:05|| Front Page Top

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