This was a very small story. It was about a very small group of people. Two, to be exact, the last two Sikhs in Helmand Province in Afghanistan. But this story tells us a lot about Muslim behavior. LASHKAR GAH, HELMAND, AFGHANISTAN – Like many other Afghans, Satnam Singh rides on a bicycle to work […]
Afghanistan: 1 killed, 3 injured as Taliban attacks wedding ceremony
They regard their foes as enemies of Allah, so killing them on joyful occasions is all the better, as it serves to “strike terror in the enemies of Allah” (Qur’an 8:60). “1 killed, 3 injured in Taliban attack on wedding ceremony,” Pajhwok, January 19, 2019 (thanks to The Religion of Peace) LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): One individual […]
Afghan soldier opens fire on US soldiers, wounding three
The Americans are there to train and support the Afghans. Even one of these green-on-blue attacks is too many, especially in light of the fact that the Afghanistan misadventure has no focus, no purpose and no goal. President Trump should end it before more Americans are wounded and killed. “3 US soldiers shot in Afghanistan […]
Taliban resurgent as Afghan military weakened by “ghost soldiers” who get paid but don’t exist
And who pays them? The American taxpayer, of course. For what cause? No one knows that — or questions it. “Afghan forces struggle as ranks thinned by ‘ghost’ soldiers,” Associated Press, January 10, 2016 (thanks to Bob): KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – Afghan forces are struggling to man the front lines against a resurgent Taliban, in part […]
Afghanistan: Taliban gunmen murder seven anti-Taliban Muslim clerics
These clerics provoked them, you see. They were needlessly provocative. They should have just gone along with what the Taliban wanted. Didn’t they realize that they were offending the Taliban? How offensive! “Gunmen kill seven in attack on Muslim council in Afghan south: police,” Reuters, May 13, 2015: LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Gunmen opened […]