Reuters: Taliban Bomb Trucks Carrying Oil For U.S. Military

[Hissyspit]

http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-04-17T095859Z_01_ISL16355_RTRIDST_0_INTERNATIONAL-AFGHAN-BLAST-DC.XML

Taliban Bomb Trucks Carrying Oil for U.S. Military
Sun Apr 17, 2005 5:59 AM ET

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A bomb planted by Taliban rebels destroyed five trucks carrying oil for the U.S. military in Afghanistan and wounded three drivers, a senior Afghan army official said.

The pre-dawn blast destroyed one of the trucks parked outside Kandahar airbase -- a major U.S. military base in southern Afghanistan -- and caused four others to catch fire, said General Muslim Hamid, army corps commander for Kandahar province.

"Three drivers of the tankers have been critically wounded in the incident," he said, adding the three were from neighboring Pakistan.

Taliban attacks have picked up following a winter lull after the guerrillas failed in their vow to disrupt October elections. But activity is down on past years, fueling speculation that the movement may be struggling to find recruits and resources.

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[ogradda]

1. I thought they were all happy and democratic over there now

Someone didn't get the memo I guess.

[Hissyspit]

2. AP's version of the story:

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGB53JH2N7E.html

Suspected Rebels Blow Up Five Fuel Tankers Outside U.S. Base in Afghanistan
By Noor Khan
Associated Press Writer

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - Suspected Taliban rebels set off a bomb next to a fuel tanker parked outside the main U.S. military base in southern Afghanistan Sunday, setting off a chain of large explosions that destroyed five tankers and injured three drivers, officials said.
The attack took place just after 3 a.m., while Pakistani and Afghan drivers waiting to deliver fuel to the U.S. base at Kandahar airport were sleeping, said Gen. Muslim Ahmed, the local Afghan military commander. No American soldiers were injured.

One of the injured drivers, Sher Alam, told The Associated Press he was woken by the initial blast and ran for his life.

"I was sleeping at the time and suddenly I heard an explosion. When I woke up there was a huge fire engulfing the fuel tanker near mine. We all ran away and there were more explosions," said Alam, whose feet and hands were injured by flying debris.

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[hadrons]

3. Military shills were saying that the Taliban were 'desparate' ....

'desparate' in Bushworld means 'still able to attack us'

[Hissyspit]

4. Yeah, here's a link to one of those stories:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=1399410&mesg_id=1399410

[leftchick]

8. bushy** repeats ad naseum that "The Taliban are gone"

at every terra speech. The reality is they are getting stronger daily. Also remember this gem from last summer? The puppet Karzai governments pandering?

~snip~

August 3, 2004 · Afghan President Hamid Karzai is seeking the support of former Taliban officials in an effort to stabilize the democratic process. The U.S.-backed Karzai has been fighting insurgents, some of them Taliban, since he took office. Miranda Kennedy reports.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=3812293

[DeaconBlues]

5. war on many fronts

the price of empire

[amber dog democrat]

9. given the trends we'll never see the end of it.

i certainly would not want to be in the colonial forces these days.

[LuckyTheDog]

6. What?

Why, gee, I thought the Taliban were destroyed and that everything was peachy in Afghanistan. Freedom on the march and all that </sarcasm>

[fryguy]

7. isn't everthing going great in Afghanistand?

they had elections and everything . . . life is wonderful . . . wal-marts opening soon . . .

:sarcasm: