Funny thing is...two months ago, when the Taliban rocked several Afghan cities with suicide bombs and killed nearly 20 Afghan civilians, this Afghan official was no where to be found...he didn't step up to a microphone in outcry over the death of his fellow citizens then.
But as is par for the course, whenever American and NATO air support starts to make some sort of progress in the War in Afghanistan, one of these tools...one of these propaganda puppets of the Taliban dressed in Afghan governmental issue clothing steps up to a podium and points a finger at NATO aggression and paints this boo hoo picture of dead civilians.
From the report at Breitbart:
Civilian deaths are a tragic part of death but if this war is going to go the way of NATO and America, it will be inevitable...especially when you are dealing with an enemy that uses the civilian population as a shield. Perhaps the next time this Afghan official should condemn the Taliban for using a mosque to shelter itself in after killing NATO troops.
But as is par for the course, whenever American and NATO air support starts to make some sort of progress in the War in Afghanistan, one of these tools...one of these propaganda puppets of the Taliban dressed in Afghan governmental issue clothing steps up to a podium and points a finger at NATO aggression and paints this boo hoo picture of dead civilians.
From the report at Breitbart:
An Afghan official says that about 25 people may have been killed in a NATO airstrike in southern Afghanistan.I've personally had it with these reports and quite frankly, if this even came out as true ...I say big deal - this is a war in Afghanistan, a deadly war where the Afghan government years ago wished to be back in power and see that the Taliban were removed and eliminated - well, shit for brains Afghan officials, if you thought this was going to happen only with the Taliban killing some civilians then you live in a fairy tale land.
NATO officials confirm there has been an airstrike in Helmand province Monday but say initial reports indicate that there were no civilian casualties.
The head of Helmand's provincial council Fazal Bari gave the 25 figure and says local officials tell him many bodies are still in the rubble of the building and casualty figures could rise.
He says the dead were inside a mosque in Baghran district but NATO says it has no reports of a mosque being struck.
Civilian deaths are a tragic part of death but if this war is going to go the way of NATO and America, it will be inevitable...especially when you are dealing with an enemy that uses the civilian population as a shield. Perhaps the next time this Afghan official should condemn the Taliban for using a mosque to shelter itself in after killing NATO troops.
Afghan official: Many killed in NATO airstrike
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - An Afghan official says that about 25 people may have been killed in a NATO airstrike in southern Afghanistan.
NATO officials confirm there has been an airstrike in Helmand province Monday but say initial reports indicate that there were no civilian casualties.
The head of Helmand's provincial council Fazal Bari gave the 25 figure and says local officials tell him many bodies are still in the rubble of the building and casualty figures could rise.
He says the dead were inside a mosque in Baghran district but NATO says it has no reports of a mosque being struck.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP)—An insurgent attack in eastern Afghanistan has killed a NATO service member, the coalition said in a statement on Monday, bringing to 50 the number of coalition soldiers killed this month.
The statement did not provide further details on Sunday's death.
The Afghan insurgency has traditionally been fiercest in the country's south and east, along the border with Pakistan. Most of the insurgency's top commanders are believed to be hiding in the mountainous Pakistan border area. NATO and Afghan troops have been trying to wrest back control of the southern provinces from the Taliban since July, but attacks and roadside bombs are still daily occurrences.
Residents say the push has resulted in patches of security in the south, but the insurgency has stepped up attacks in other parts of the country, including the north, which has traditionally been more stable.
In northern Afghanistan Monday, a suicide attacker blew up his explosives-laden car in Pul-e-Khumri, the capital of Baghlan province, said Mahmood Akmal, a spokesman for the provincial governor.
The attacker died, but no one else was injured in the blast, which appeared to be targeting a coalition convoy, he said.
On Saturday, four suicide attackers used a car bomb, explosives vests and guns to attack a U.N. compound in the western province of Herat. The four attackers were the only fatalities.
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