22 die as Rebels Attack Police Facility in Afghanistan

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Published on Monday, August 18, 2003 by the Philadelphia Inquirer
by Todd Pitman

KABUL, Afghanistan - Hundreds of insurgents in a convoy of trucks attacked a police headquarters in southeastern Afghanistan yesterday, triggering a gun battle that killed 22 people, officials said. It was one of the largest shows of antigovernment force in over a year.

The fierce fighting in Paktika province was the latest in a wave of violence that has underscored just how unstable Afghanistan remains after U.S.-led forces toppled the Taliban in late 2001.

The assault began shortly before midnight Saturday, when about 400 guerrillas traveling in trucks drove across the border from Pakistan and attacked the police headquarters in the province's Barmal district, about 125 miles southeast of Kabul, provincial Gov. Mohammed Ali Jalali said. It was not clear how he knew that the men came from Pakistan.



http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/0818-11.htm


hmmm... so we've been 'liberating' Afghanistan for almost two years now...and things are under control? Hardly. I fear things like this are shades of things to come in Iraq. :-(

[NYC]

1. We are hearing more about Afghanistan lately.

I'm surprised by that.

[Peace_2_Everyone]

2. The father of a young soldier

was in the store the other day
Buying a DVD player and “nerve calming” discs to send to his son who is guarding Police stations in Afghanistan. He was explicit in not wanting the “action” movies they use to watch a few years ago. He ended up buying old stuff like Red Skelton.

We watched this young man grow up now he is in Afghanistan protecting w’s oil interest. how sad

Take care Adam
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