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| 64 killed, 347 wounded in deadly Kabul attack, Sediqi says |
| 2016-04-21 |
| [Khaama (Afghanistan)] The casualties toll as a result of a deadly attack in capital Kabul ...the capital of Afghanistan. Home to continuous fighting from 1992 to 1996 between the forces of would-be strongman and Pak ISI/Jamaat-e-Islami sock puppet Gulbuddin Hekmayar and the Northern Alliance, a period which won Hek the title Most Evil Man in the Worldand didn't do much for the reputations of the Northern Alliance guys either.... has climbed to 64 deaths and 347 maimed, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) announced Wednesday. MoI front man Sediq Sediqi said at least 64 bit the dust in the attack and 347 others were maimed. The attack on Directorate of Security for Prominent Figures was launched around 9:00 am local time after a Vehicle-borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) exploded near the compound. The kaboom triggered heavy shootout between the Afghan forces and the Taliban turbans that continued for several hours before the assailants were rubbed out. The Taliban group grabbed credit behind the attack which comes amid rampant insurgency led by the group since they announced their spring offensive. The attack was widely condemned by the Afghan officials as well as the international community. President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani ...former chancellor of Kabul University, now president of Afghanistan. Before returning to Afghanistan in 2002 he was a scholar of political science and anthropology. He worked at the World Bank working on international development assistance. As Finance Minister of Afghanistan between July 2002 and December 2004, he led Afghanistan's attempted economic recovery until the Karzais stole all the money. .. vowed to Dire Revenge each drop of blood of the Afghan people shed by the Lion of Islams, emphasizing that the Lion of Islam groups pursued violence despite repeated calls by the Afghan government to participate in peaceful negotations. |
| Posted by:Fred |