Afghanistan bombings strike intelligence officials

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Source: LA Times

Reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan —
A suicide bomber on a motorbike blew himself up Wednesday next to a minibus carrying members of Afghanistan's main intelligence service, killing at least two other people and injuring more than 30 others. It was the second bombing in the capital in eight days, a slight but worrying uptick in attacks in Kabul.

At almost the same time, a remote-controlled bomb killed the deputy intelligence chief and his driver in the eastern province of Kunar.

The dual attacks on intelligence officials coincided with a deadly day for Western troops in Afghanistan. Six members of the NATO force were killed by improvised explosive devices, or IEDs — five in the country's east, and one in the south. Their nationalities were not disclosed by the Western military, but Americans make up the bulk of troops in both those regions.

Read more: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-afghanistan-bombing-20110113,0,2066142.story

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1. It looks like the Taliban has a mole in the Afghanistan intelligence agency

In fact, probably lots of moles. Reminiscent of Viet Nam days, as I recall.

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2. Whack-a-mole indeed.

Almost ten years now, isn't it?