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Afghanistan
BBC: Rocket strike on Kabul amid talks
2003-12-22
EFL
Two rockets hit a residential area in the north of the Afghan capital, Kabul, late on Sunday.
I think the Taliban should upgrade from the Estes Alpha Series or possibly adopt a shoot-look-shoot tactic. The shoot-shoot-run like hell doesn’t seem to be working for them.
They landed several kilometres from the site where hundreds of delegates at the loya jirga (grand council) are debating Afghanistan’s new constitution.
"Several kilometers" is the same thing as "nowhere near."
A house was damaged in the attack, but there were no injuries. The authorities in Kabul and Nato-led peacekeeping forces say remnants of the former Taleban want to disrupt the historic meeting.
Pretty sad effort - only interrupted some poor Afghan’s flower box off his window and added to his endless honey-do list.
On Saturday, the US envoy to Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, said it appeared that President Karzai was winning support for the controversial presidential system after a week of debates at the loya jirga.
Posted by:Super Hose

#3  "Several kilometers"

The Beeb is really going easy on us here. They would normally have reported the story as "Dissident Rockets Narrowly Miss White House" by 12,000 kilometres.


Posted by: Matt   2003-12-22 2:09:42 PM  

#2  Uh, no, that wasn't me. I, um... have an alibi.

Yeah, that's it...
Posted by: Raj   2003-12-22 12:22:37 PM  

#1  upgrade from the Estes Alpha Series

Yeah terror flights are a job for Big Bertha.
Posted by: Shipman   2003-12-22 11:21:20 AM  

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