Afghan Bomb at Meeting Kills 2 G.I.’s and a Child

[Coventina]

Source: New York Times

KABUL, Afghanistan — A suicide attacker in a police uniform blew himself up inside a police station in the northern Afghan province of Baghlan on Monday, killing two American soldiers and an 8-year-old boy, Afghan officials said.

The blast wounded several other people, including one American soldier, officials said.

Baghlan is a relatively peaceful province, and there is said to be no active insurgency there. But it was the scene of one of the bloodiest suicide attacks last year, in which as many as 72 people were reported killed, including 5 lawmakers and more than 50 schoolchildren.

The Taliban quickly claimed responsibility for the attack on Monday. A spokesman, Zabiullah Mujahed, identified the suicide bomber as a man named Abdul Ahad and said the attack had caused many more casualties than those reported by Afghan and American officials.



Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/28/world/asia/28afghan.html?ref=asia

[Pterodactyl]

1. Bastards.

When Obama wins, we'll have more troops there so we can finally WIN THE WAR in Afghanistan.

[Roy]

2. Win? This shit wasn't started nor conducted to be won!

[Pterodactyl]

3. It was started to win, but we took our eye off the ball with Iraq.

When we win the election, that region is finally going to get the military attention it needs!

[conspirator]

4. Afghanistan is in russia's backyard, and they didn't win there

Do you think the US will?

[Pterodactyl]

5. YES WE CAN win the war in Afghanistan!

[High Plains]

6. Good. Go lead the way. n/t