Four Children Die in Afghanistan Crossfire

[tekisui]

Source: AFP/Yahoo!

KHOST, Afghanistan (AFP) – Four children were killed in crossfire between foreign soldiers and insurgents in eastern Afghanistan, the education ministry said Tuesday.

The incident took place in the Gurbuz district of Khost province at about 6:00 pm (1330 GMT) on Monday, it said in a statement.

"The school children... were killed in an exchange of fire between ISAF and the opposition," it said, referring to NATO's International Security Assistance Force and militants.

A spokesman for the ministry, Mohammad Asif Nang, told AFP: "Essentially the foreign forces opened fire on them."

more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100420/wl_sthasia_afp/afghanistanunrestnatochildren_20100420112717

[BlueIris]

1. Horrifying. Shut it down, Mr. President. nt

[ShortnFiery]

4. Consider the odds?

OIL and GEOPOLITICS are GOD for the political ruling elites who serve the MIC above all else.

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[ShortnFiery]

2. Just another unfortunate incident of war. Nothing to see here American patriot, move along.

Collateral Damage! Quack! Quack! :sarcasm:

[bluethruandthru]

3. What are we doing there?

What is it we hope to accomplish? I just don't get it. Are we supposed to be keeping the Taliban from taking over? That will happen the minute we leave...whether we leave in 5 days or 5 years.

[tekisui]

6. It is all such a farce.

There will still be troops there on Obama's last day in office.

[marylanddem]

5. War, endless pointless war. Horrific. We need to get the hell out of there.

This is insane. Fuck the war profiteers.

[ShortnFiery]

7. Billions upon Billions of dollars are being made by the Masters of Death and Destruction.

Those BOMBS won't blow themselves up ya know? We must have our battleground DISNEYLANDS in Asia. However, we're working on a front in South America in the near future, i.e., we're constructing SIX (6x) USA military bases in Columbia.

There's a hell of va lot of money to be made by our ruling elites off of ENDLESS WAR. Wouldn't you like to know how many of our political leaders are invested up to their eyeballs in the corporations comprising the MIC? :evilgrin:

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[Robb]

8. Missed you in the school bombing thread.

Typical.

[Fumesucker]

9. Was the school bombing performed with US tax dollars? n/t

[Robb]

11. If you paid taxes in the 1980s, yes.

[Fumesucker]

12. The explosives were that old?

I didn't realize we put that sort of forensic analysis to work in Afghanistan..

[Robb]

13. Pakistan.

The school bombed yesterday was in Pakistan. Six year olds.

[Fumesucker]

15. Bombed by whom?

I've been out of the loop for a few days..

[tekisui]

10. Typical response from you.

I don't miss your snide, not-so-subtle personal attacks when I don't see you.

[dionysus]

16. they're "freedom fighters" you know.. poor misunderstood guys. why do you demean their culture?

;)

[Romulox]

14. Like the video, this is not an aberration. This is typical of a war on a civilian population. nt

[bvar22]

17. But it is for a good cause!

Didn't you hear?
"This is a JUST War".
The Democrats have said so.
Too bad the innocent brown people had to die,...but HEY, Fuck Em.
It was their fault for getting in the way of OUR "Progress".

[bvar22]

18. K&R...back UP to +5....

..because there are people here that don't want YOU to know about this.

[OhioChick]

19. K&R n/t

[Blue Owl]

20. shameful, tragic, and among the worst horrors of war imaginable

Enough already.