21 Foreigners Dead Following Taliban Raid in Kabul

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http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2014/01/18-0



American, British, and UN employees among those dead after suicide bomber and gunmen storm popular restaurant in elite section of Afghan capital

21 Foreigners Dead Following Taliban Raid in Kabul
- Jon Queally, staff writer
Published on Saturday, January 18, 2014 by Common Dreams

Twenty-one people were reportedly killed in Afghanistan on Friday after a suicide bomber and at least two gunmen stormed a restaurant popular with foreign dignitaries and staff in the heart of the most protected area of Kabul.

According to early reports, at least two Americans, two Britons, two United Nations officials, and the head of the IMF in Afghanistan were among the dead.

Shortly after the attack, the Taliban took responsibility for the assault saying it retaliation for a recent US/NATO airstrike that claimed the lives of many civilians in the country.

"The target of the attack was a restaurant frequented by high-ranking foreigners," said Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid an emailed statement. He said his group targeted the targeted the Taverna restaurant, the owner of which was also killed in the attack, because it was a place "where the invaders ... dine with booze and liquor in the plenty."



unhappycamper comment: This sounds familiar:

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1454&dat=19710916&id=D6NOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tAkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6310,2788048

[bemildred]

1. Yeah, it does.

Gen. Giap told them too.