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Jihadists targeting civilians. "Car bomb kills 35 Afghan civilians," from AP (thanks to JE):
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - A suicide car bomber targeting a Canadian military convoy killed 35 civilians at a busy market in southern Afghanistan, a police official said.At least 28 people were wounded in the attack in Spin Boldak, a town in Kandahar province near the border with Pakistan, said Abdul Razeq, the Spin Boldak border police chief. Three Canadian soldiers were lightly wounded, he said.
The attack comes one day after Afghanistan's deadliest bombing since the fall of the Taliban in 2001. More than 100 people were killed by a suicide bomber outside Kandahar city on Sunday.
The back-to-back bombings could indicate a change in tactics by militants. Though attacks occasionally have killed dozens, insurgents in Afghanistan have generally sought to avoid targeting civilians.
Posted by Robert at February 18, 2008 7:45 AM
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Imagine the reaction if forces from the COTW did this?
Every day more and more disgusting news.
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at February 18, 2008 7:58 AM
Mass murderer kills 35 Afghan citizens.
Posted by: Abscedere at February 18, 2008 9:18 AM
I believe a post just got removed here. What was it - I can't remember. I.e what was the unacceptable subject matter? Oh, wait - something about Canadian soldiers?
Posted by: darcy at February 18, 2008 9:31 AM
The post which was removed opined it was better the civilians were killed than Canadian soldiers.
Posted by: ImNoDhimmi at February 18, 2008 9:35 AM
As long as the people of Afghanistan accept these killers in their midst, there is only one way to respond to these stories of "innocent civilians" being killed by jihadists: ho-hum.
If they could arouse half as much energy to defeat the Taliban as they do when a cartoonist draws a picture, Afghanistan could be a thriving, picturesque destination. Until then, ho-hum.
Posted by: PMK at February 18, 2008 9:47 AM
Didn't this tactic fail in Iraq? Or is the blood lust so great that the Taliban just can't stop killing people?
Posted by: tanstaafl at February 18, 2008 10:23 AM
Or is the blood lust so great that the Taliban just can't stop killing people?
Posted by: tanstaafl at February 18, 2008 10:23 AM
I think you've probably got a point there. Serial murder must be habit-forming.
Posted by: darcy at February 18, 2008 10:30 AM
Or is the blood lust so great that the Taliban just can't stop killing people?
Posted by: tanstaafl at February 18, 2008 10:23 AM
I think it's the Islam lust that's triumphed over all. The Taliban goes after the infidel. Isn't anyone who is killed as a result of their efforts automatically a martyr? That neutralizes the population.
Posted by: PMK at February 18, 2008 11:08 AM
A suicide car bomber targeting a Canadian military convoy killed 35 civilians at a busy market in southern Afghanistan
The U.N. responds "Were the Joooooz involved? No? Never mind".
insurgents in Afghanistan have generally sought to avoid targeting civilians
Which Afghanistan is the AP talking about?
2/16/2008 (Arghandab) A suicide bomber blows himself up in a crowd of spectators watching a dog-fighting event, killing over one-hundred.
2/9/2008 (Nawa) Three children and a woman are killed when a bomb being constructed by a religious cleric explodes prematurely.
2/8/2008 (Ghazni) A child is among two Aghans murdered in a suicide attack by a Fedayeen bomber.
2/4/2008 (Helmand) Two children and two women are among five members of the same family killed in a roadside attack by religious extremists.
1/31/2008 (Lashkar Gah) Five people are blown to bits by a suicide bomber at a mosque.
1/31/2008 (Nuristan) Four construction workers are kidnapped and beheaded by Taliban extremists.
1/31/2008 (Kabul) A suicide bomber kills a passing civilian.
1/29/2008 (Kandahar) Taliban militants kill three civilians in two separate landmine attacks.
The list of non-civilian-targeting-love-killings in Afghanistan and the rest of Dar al-Islam goes on and on at www.thereligionofpeace.com.
Maybe AP thinks we can't read.
Posted by: special_guest at February 18, 2008 2:08 PM
Islam: it'll blow your mind... across the entire plaza.
Posted by: profitsbeard at February 18, 2008 7:11 PM
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