Well, the Taliban had promised more and more suicide bombings this year and they appear to be keeping their word - the first Danish troop deaths attributed to suicide bombing occured today occcured in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan with two Danish troops killed. Actually, this is pretty amazing that these are the first two Danish troops deaths attributed to suicide bombing, since the Danes have been segregated to southern Afghanistan where the majority of the fighting has been centered.
Three Afghan civilians were also killed in the bombing and one Dane soldier was injured.
Here's the full story at Brietbart.
Three Afghan civilians were also killed in the bombing and one Dane soldier was injured.
Here's the full story at Brietbart.
Bomb Attack Kills 2 Danish Soldiers
Mar 17 06:02 AM US/Eastern
By NOOR KHAN
Associated Press Writer
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - A suicide car bomber killed two Danish soldiers and three Afghan civilians in southern Afghanistan on Monday, officials said.
The Danish army said two of its soldiers were killed in the attack in the Gereshk district of Helmand province. One soldier was also wounded.
Provincial police chief Mohammad Hussein Andiwal said the strike also killed three Afghans and wounded seven.
Maj. Gen. Poul Kiaerskou, head of the Danish Army Operational Command, said the Danes were part of a unit that had just arrived at a bazaar when "presumably" a suicide bomber killed them.
"It is incredibly tragic that our fight for peace and democracy again should cost human lives," said Pia Kjaersgaard, the leader of the nationalist and populist Danish People's Party, which is a key government ally.
The suicide attack came a day after a Danish soldier was wounded while on a patrol in the same region. The Danish unit was attacked with handguns and rockets, the Danish Army Operational Command said.
The two deaths from Monday's suicide attack would mark the first Danes killed in a suicide attack in Afghanistan. Denmark has 600 troops in Afghanistan serving under NATO's International Security Assistance Force.
Militants set off 160 suicide bomb attacks in Afghanistan last year, a record number, according to the United Nations. More than 8,000 people died from insurgency related violence, the U.N. reported.
2 comments:
Yes we and our allies need to send more troops NOW. We are not failing nor losing in Afghanistan, but we aren't winning there yet either. The Afghans will need our help for a long time do to the predations of taliban over the years. These people are far more backwards than the Iraqis, and it will take some time befor they can field a force to hold their own country.
Couldn't agree with you more, Shark. I truly believe with another 10,000 troops from all NATO countries involved in total, the Taliban would be literally driven out of the country - at the same time, it's tough with a multi-national force sometimes to really coordinate - the troops in the South are in the thick of it 24/7 and others in the North and West are sitting around playing volleyball.
:Holger Danske
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