 A suicide bomber in southern Afghanistan has killed himself and five others in an attack on an Afghan army vehicle. Among the dead were three soldiers from the country's US-trained army, and two Afghan civilians.
| They're trying to do the Iraq thing, of course. We've seen the stories of the Zark boys traveling to Afghanistan to show the rubes how to do it... | | Four Afghan soldiers and ten civilians were also wounded in the attack, which happened in the heart of Kandahar. The latest attack came just hours after President Hamid Karzai expressed concern about increasing use of suicide tactics by the Taliban guerrillas. "It was a suicide incident," army Captain Habibur Rahman told Reuters near the scene, where pieces of flesh and blood were seen. He said three soldiers were killed and a hospital doctor said two civilians also died in the attack.
Witness Assadullah said the bomber appeared to be a teenager. "I saw a boy of about 15 with an explosives' vest running towards the car and then heard the explosion from across the street," he said. "I ran for cover and saw the casualties when I got up.
| A teeny. The grownups are too valuable to The Movement™ to waste... | Speaking to journalists inside his heavily fortified palace, President Karzai said the increased use of suicide attacks was a sign of Taliban desperation. However, he added: "They cause insecurity, worry among people ... disrupt life. They are a matter of concern for us ... we will use all means to prevent them."
| I don't see it as a sign of desperation, just as a new set of tactics. That means the Afghans are going to have to send some guys to Iraq to learn our new sets of tactics. | |