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| Afghanistan |
| Nato headquarters and US embassy under attack in Kabul |
| 2011-09-13 |
| Blasts and gunfire echoed through the city, as the Taliban said several attackers armed with rocket-propelled grenades and suicide vests were targeting government buildings near the embassy district. At least six loud explosions were interspersed with gunfire around the middle of the day. Television pictures from near the attack showed a burned out minivan, a bicycle lying in the middle of the street and people running away. Police and other security officials blocked roads around the US embassy and other diplomatic missions, and said the attack had happened at a nearby square. "There are several armed attackers in Abdul Haq Square," said Mohammad Zahir, head of Kabul's Crime Investigation Unit. Several Taliban attackers armed with rocket-propelled grenades, AK-47s and suicide vests have taken up positions in Kabul, near the embassy district, to attack government buildings, a spokesman for the insurgents said."The primary targets of the attackers are the intelligence agency building and a ministry," Zabihullah Mujahid told Reuters by phone |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #10 The impulse of the Left to cut and run is part of what got Nixon elected in 1968, after the Tet Offensive. Zero ought take a look at the history of presidential elections if he thinks that a military drawdown that is followed by major enemy attacks will make the "peace" candidate the front runner. |
| Posted by: shieldwolf 2011-09-13 22:12 |
| #9 Not that the election has anything to do with it. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2011-09-13 19:08 |
| #8 Thanks tu. I stand corrected. BO announced on 6-22-2011 he is withdrawing 10,000 US troops from Afghanistan by the end of this year and will bring home a total of 33,000 troops by the middle of next year--just prior to election. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2011-09-13 17:39 |
| #7 So? No big deal. OBAMA is in charge: Link |
| Posted by: ex-lib 2011-09-13 14:17 |
| #6 That's Iraq. Still not good. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2011-09-13 14:04 |
| #5 The Taliban are getting bold. Things will get worse if BO leaves only 3000 troops in Afhanistan. It will not be good for the U.S. civilians who are also there. To what end did he announce this move? Left-wing votes? |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2011-09-13 13:21 |
| #4 Not a chance, Chris. I mean there's priorities and there's priorities. |
| Posted by: Frozen Al 2011-09-13 13:00 |
| #3 BO might have to reschedule his tee time over this. |
| Posted by: Chris W. 2011-09-13 11:06 |
| #2 When you project weakness, you become a target. Osama's dead and all is now peace and love? Take a look at Kabul. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2011-09-13 10:39 |
| #1 are these the Moderate Taliban™ with the new office in Qatar |
| Posted by: Frank G 2011-09-13 09:54 |