Suicide raid on U.S. security firm kills 15 Afghans

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Suicide raid on U.S. security firm kills 15 Afghans
Sat Aug 18, 2007 6:53AM EDT

Mirwais Afghan

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A suicide car bomb attack
outside a base of a U.S. security firm on Saturday killed 15
people in Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar,
witnesses and police said.

Violence has surged in the past 19 months in Afghanistan, the
bloodiest period since U.S.-led troops overthrew the Taliban's
government in 2001.

The blast happened close to a highway on the western outskirts
of Kandahar city, they said. Police said it was a suicide car
bomber. Witnesses said it was aimed at a U.S. security firm
called USPI.

A police vehicle and a passenger car were also hit by the
explosion, witnesses said, adding three police were amongst
the victims.

-snip-

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSISL7768020070818

[ohio2007]

1. odd...normally they list the # of women and children killed in blasts

Is it a media bias they have for the brave "suicide fighters" of the Taliban ?

/sarc

[ohio2007]

2. Afghan national army looking for a few good men

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=0f8_1187427423

But I doubt many inside of Kabul can afford a TV let alone watch TV outside of the city state kingdom.

The group largely relies on suicide raids and roadside bombs as part of its campaign against the Afghan government and Western troops based in the country