Afgan Attacks Kill 8 U.S. Soldiers in 24 Hours

[Stuart G]

Source: AP, Yahoo News.

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – Eight American troops died in attacks in southern Afghanistan, including a car bombing and gunfight outside a police compound in Kandahar, officials said Wednesday as the Taliban push back against a coalition effort to secure the volatile region.

A suicide attacker slammed a car bomb into the gate of the headquarters of the elite Afghan National Civil Order Police late Tuesday in Kandahar, a NATO statement said. Minutes later, insurgents opened fire with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades.

Three U.S. troops, an Afghan policeman and five civilians died in the attack, but NATO said the insurgents failed to enter the compound.

The special police unit, known as ANCOP, had only recently been dispatched to Kandahar to set up checkpoints along with international forces to try to secure the south's largest city, the spiritual birthplace of the Taliban.


Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100714/ap_on_re_as/as_afghanistan

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It just goes on .............. forever..

It stupifies the mind..more, more, killing..and death.

[xchrom]

1. Recommend

[Amonester]

2. U.S. Rebuilds Power Plant, Taliban Reap a Windfall

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704545004575352994242747012.html?mod=WSJ_newsreel_world
The U.S. has poured more than $100 million into upgrading the Kajaki hydropower plant...
Yet, one of the biggest beneficiaries of this American-taxpayer-financed project are the Taliban...
who use the proceeds to fund their war with American and British troops. (!?"$"***1!11!1!1)

[Stuart G]

3. This war, like most of them, is insane

[Amonester]

4. Agreed.

This crazy taxpayers's and troops 'bleeding to death' has to stop.

Today.

The bush leftovers in the Offense Dept. are totally insane.

And as always, troopers pay the price of empire with their lives.

Someone: pleeeeeeeease bring them home now!

[frylock]

5. that's progress for you

[joebaur42]

6. Sweet Jesus...

Such a tragedy. Can we please get the heck out of there now?