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Five Killed In Farah Bomb Blast
[Tolo News] At least five Afghan civilians have been killed and six others were maimed when a passenger bus struck a roadside kaboom in western Farah province on Wednesday, provincial front man Abdul Rahman Zhwandi said."The passengers bus travelling from capital city of Kabul to Farah city ran over a bomb in the Bala Bulok district planted by the Taliban krazed killers," he said. The injured taken in a nearby hospital. No group including the Taliban has grabbed credit for the blast. Insurgents use Improvised Explosive Device (IEDs) to target Afghan and NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A collection of multinational and multilingual and multicultural armed forces, all of differing capabilities, working toward a common goal by pulling in different directions... troops, but most of the victims are civilians. A United Nations ...When talk is your weapon it's hard to make yourself heard over the sound of artillery... report released on Wednesday said that there has been a 53 per cent increase in civilian casualties caused by assassinations in the first half of this year in Afghanistan compared to the same period in 2011. The report prepared by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) demonstrates a 15 percent decrease in the number of civilian casualties from January 2012 until mid year where 1,145 people have been killed and 1,954 others have been maimed. Anti-Government elements, according to the report, continue to target community leaders, governmental authorities and civilians that they suspect of supporting the government or military forces. The UN has attributed 80 per cent of the casualties to anti-government groups, saying Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) account for 29 per cent of the casualties, while assassinations account for 22 per cent of the casualties. 882 people have been killed and 1,593 others maimed by anti-government elements, 14 per cent less than the same period last year. Posted by: trailing wife 2012-08-10 |
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