Roadside bombs kill 22 in Afghanistan

[Heidi]

Source: CNN

updated 48 minutes ago

KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- A roadside bomb exploded in southern Afghanistan, killing 21 people, including women and children, and wounding five others, said Zahir Azimi, an Afghan Ministry of Defense spokesman.

The attack took place in the Sangin district of Helmand province where U.S., British and Afghan forces have been battling Taliban militants.

In western Afghanistan, a U.S. soldier died when a NATO patrol hit a hidden bomb after thwarting insurgents who were planting roadside bombs, NATO said in a statement.

The death brings the U.S. death toll in Afghanistan this month to seven.


Read more: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/06/afghanistan.violence/

[Solly Mack]

1. K&R

[saigon68]

2. "BRING EM ON" shouted the AWOL CHIMPANZEE

[Stella_Artois]

5. errrr

He's not in the Whitehouse anymore.....

[excess_3]

3. Afghans don't look at it that way

Afghans are tribal
outside-the-tribe are cattle

if incorrect, please enlighten me

[ohio2007]

4. Afghan car bombs kill 21 going to wedding

Kandahar, AFGHANISTAN (Agencies)

A roadside bomb struck a tractor carrying people to a wedding in southern Afghanistan, killing 21 civilians in one of the deadliest strikes in weeks, Afghan officials said on Thursday. Defense Ministry spokesman Zaher Azimi confirmed the incident and the death toll, as did the Interior Ministry in a statement, which said five other civilians were wounded.
" It's the work of the enemy of the nation, it's the work of the enemy of peace and the work of the Taliban "
Gen. Sher Mohammad Zazai,"A trailer being towed by a tractor was hit by a roadside bomb... and killed 21 civilians and wounded six others," Afghan General Shir Mohammad Zazai said.

The attack was part of a mounting wave of violence two weeks before Afghans go to the polls for a presidential election.

snip

http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2009/08/06/80972.html

Wonder if the Taliban will cut off the hands of those folks sporting purple fingers soon ?