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| Afghanistan |
| Suspected Taliban Attack Kills 8 Afghan Soldiers |
| 2003-07-18 |
| Eight Afghan government soldiers were killed on Friday in an attack by suspected members of the ousted Taliban regime in the southeastern province of Khost, a military official said. The soldiers were traveling in a four-wheel-drive vehicle near a market about 25 km (15 miles) east of Khost town when they came under attack, Commander Sattar, the deputy head of the provincial border force, told Reuters. Two men driving in another car overtook the soldiers’ vehicle and then attacked it, he said. "Apart from the soldiers’ car, the two were the only people driving on the road. We have arrested them and believe they are Taliban," Sattar said. Soon to be deceased. At the scene of the attack, witnesses saw a burned-out vehicle and three bodies charred beyond recognition. The soldiers were recruits to Afghanistan’s fledgling national army and served along the border with Pakistan. They had been shopping at the market. Off duty, driving along fat, dumb and happy. The attack on Khost came five days after a group of suspected Taliban guerrillas raided a police station in a remote part the southern province of Kandahar, killing five officers including a police chief, and wounding two others. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #2 The original posting is from Reuters. As a Reuters shareholder, I am glad that Reuters' profitability is not contingent upon the accuracy of its newswire stories. I am also happy to say that Reuters' stringers are probably the cheapest you can find anywhere - which is why you get a lot of reporters with names like Nidal al Mughrabi, et al. All of these cost savings flow straight to the bottom line. (The only downside is that the stories sound like they came straight out of the Soviet-era Tass If Reuters got a better handle on its financial services unit, shareholders would be happy campers indeed. And suing Bloomberg is not what I call improving operational efficiency. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2003-7-18 12:30:24 PM |
| #1 From AP: Eight Afghan soldiers were killed Friday when their vehicle was blown apart by a remote controlled mine, an Afghan security official said. The soldiers were on patrol in the violent Khost province, where suspected Taliban fugitives have carried out scores of attacks against Afghan soldiers as well as U.S.-led coalition forces, Rehman Karim, security officer, said. Somebody needs to get their story straight. |
| Posted by: Steve 2003-7-18 10:03:31 AM |