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Afghanistan
11 innocents kaboomed in western Herat
2019-10-19
[IsraelTimes] In western Herat
...a venerable old Persian-speaking city in western Afghanistan, populated mostly by Tadjiks, which is why it's not as blood-soaked as areas controlled by Pashtuns...
province, six civilians including four children were killed Thursday when their vehicle was hit by a roadside kaboom, said Jelani Farhad, front man for the provincial governor. He added that five other civilians were maimed in the attack in the Zawal district.
Posted by:trailing wife

#6   So how's it different when the Taliban murder innocents?

The taliban are... uhh, looking to murder innocents ? While the troops may have the occasional targeting accident or unintentionally cause collateral. For a man of your intellectual stature that should be a 'no-brainer'.
Posted by: Dron66046   2019-10-19 13:12  

#5  You don't give a shit about "civilians". You just try to virtue signal. See @ #1
Posted by: Frank G   2019-10-19 11:45  

#4  OK is it me or did not just a couple of days ago someone handwave away US-caused civilian casualties in Afghanistan because they were goat herders?

So how's it different when the Taliban murder innocents?
Posted by: Herb McCoy   2019-10-19 11:32  

#3  Bet somebody's really proud of themselves for that. Do they shout extra Allahu akbars when there's kids in the vehicle?
Posted by: jpal   2019-10-19 07:39  

#2  Yea, but that did he twat?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2019-10-19 05:12  

#1  Don't be a twat, Herb
Posted by: Frank G   2019-10-19 05:10  

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