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| Afghanistan | |
| Bus Attack Kills 30 Civilians in Kandahar | |
| 2009-09-30 | |
[Quqnoos] A roadside bomb struck a civilian bus Tuesday in the southern Kandahar province, killing 30 civilians and wounding 39 others "The incident took place at around 10:30am when a bus carrying civilians hit a mine as it passed through the Maiwand district," according to statement released by the Afghan Interior Ministry.
There's no obligation in Islam to protect the weak or the helpless. That's up to Allen, the Merciful... The statement added that all the victims were 'innocent civilians' and blamed 'enemies of Afghanistan', a term commonly used to refer to Taliban militants, for the bloody attack. A District Police Chief in Kandahar, Bismullah Khan, said some of the more seriously wounded civilians were taken to a NATO base for treatment. Militants are planting more roadside bombs than ever as they intend to target US and NATO troops. But the explosive devices kill far more Afghan civilians than they do military personnel. A recent UN report has described 2009 as the deadliest year in terms of civilian deaths in Afghanistan ever since beginning of the Afghan war in 2001. A total of 1,500 civilians died in Afghanistan from January through August this year, up from 1,145 for the same period of 2008, according to the report. The UN report blames the Taliban for most of the attacks that had left civilian casualties. | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 THIS IS ISLAM |
| Posted by: newc 2009-09-30 23:42 |
| #2 talibs are still very strong in Kandahar. There home base, after all (aside from Pakistan) still not enough ISAF troops. |
| Posted by: liberalhawk 2009-09-30 09:30 |
| #1 Muslims must kill. If they can't reach infidels... |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2009-09-30 03:18 |