Six Afghan students die in rocket strike: police

[maddezmom]

ASADABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A rocket hit an Afghan school on Tuesday killing six children and wounding up to 15, police said.

The attack occurred outside Asadabad, the capital of the eastern province of Kunar, where Taliban and allied militants are known to operate.

"Two rockets were fired by the enemies of Afghanistan. One hit the compound of a primary school where children including girls were busy studying in the yard," said deputy provincial police chief, Mohammad Hassan Farahi.

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[Canuckistanian]

1. "The enemies of Afghanistan"

Now ,who might that be? Eurasia? Eastasia?

The radical muslims? The infidel Americans?

The poppy-growers? That poppy-abolishers?

The Pro-Karzai faction? The anti-Karzai faction?

The Shi'ite? The Wah'habi?

The city dwellers? The rural population?

I need a program.

[Vexatious Ape]

3. it's Eastasia

We've always been at war with Eastasia. Got it prole?

[Erika]

2. But I thought W liberated all these people

and made their world all better. How many years ago was that? Laura assured us all was better.

Did someone lie?

[maddezmom]

4. looks like the Taliban is still free

U.S. Military: Taliban 'Hard to Combat'
KABUL, Afghanistan - The U.S. military said Monday that increased militant violence in Afghanistan was proving "very hard to combat" as separate attacks killed two police officers and a truck driver delivering food to coalition forces in a former Taliban stronghold in the south.

Gunmen also killed five medical workers before burning down their clinic late Sunday in a rare attack in the normally calm northwest.

The violence follows threats by Taliban militants to intensify attacks against U.S.-led coalition forces and Afghan troops during the spring and summer months.

In Kabul, U.S. military spokesman Col. James Yonts said Taliban forces have increased their attacks and changed tactics to spread a campaign of fear across the country rather than try to defeat the security forces militarily.


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[rodeodance]

5. For the most part-outside of Kabel--it has always been rather lawless or

loosely open to anyone who wanted to take over.

[saigon68]

8. The "mayor of kabul" keeps it under control

[INDIA]

9. Yeah!!!

Bush should have left that country alone. They were much better off without our meddling.

[rodeodance]

6. innocent kids jbeyond words

AP - 13 minutes ago

ASADABAD, Afghanistan - Students at a crowded school in eastern Afghanistan were studying outside when a rocket slammed into the school yard on Tuesday, killing six children and wounding 14 people.

[xchrom]

7. mission accomplished!

bush told us -- the sign on the war ship said so!

now these dead children will never have to worry that gay people in the united states might marry.