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Taliban Sorry for âMistakeâ That Killed 16 Afghans
Afghanistanâs ousted Taliban apologized Wednesday for a bomb attack in the southern city of Kandahar that killed 16 people, including many children, and called it a botched attempt to target U.S. troops. The ousted Islamic militia initially denied involvement in Tuesdayâs explosion near a military compound as children were passing on their way home from school. "Wasnât us, must have been somebody else." "It was a mistake by our mujahideen (holy warriors)," senior Taliban commander Mullah Sabir Momin said by satellite telephone. "We wanted to target the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) office in the city, but because of a small mistake, this plan failed," he told Reuters. "Well, ok, it was us. We bad, sorry." Momin said U.S. and allied forces regularly passed along the route where the explosion occurred. "How dare they not walk into our ambush!" One person was arrested by Afghan authorities shortly after the blast, but Momin said he did not know the individual and that Taliban guerrillas had got away on motorcycles. I think they ought to stop and search every damm motorcycle rider in the country. He urged residents of the dusty, bleak former Taliban stronghold to stay away from buildings belonging to U.S. or Afghan forces, adding that they would soon be attacked. "Weâll be back" Posted by: Steve 2004-01-07 |
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