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Eight Killed, 31 Injured in Mortar Attack, Kabul
About 23 mortar shells slammed into different parts of the Afghan capital today, killing at least eight people and wounding 31 others, an official said. The shells were fired from two cars, Interior Ministry spokesperson Tariq Arian said. No one took immediate responsibility for the early morning attack that also targeted the posh Wazir Akbar Khan area of Kabul, which houses diplomatic missions. At least one rocket landed in the Iranian Embassy compound. In a tweet, Iran's embassy in Kabul in confirmed that a rocket came down in the courtyard of the embassy compound and “a number of shrapnel” hit the embassy's main building, causing some damage to windows and equipment, without specifying the equipment. “Fortunately the incident has no casualty and all the staff are in good health,” said the tweet. The Taliban issued a quick statement denying any responsibility for the attack. The Islamic State group affiliate also operates in the area and has claimed responsibility for recent assaults in Kabul including two devastating attacks on educational institutions that killed more than 50 people, many of them students. As well as insurgent groups, there are several heavily armed warlords with militias living in Kabul with long-standing animosities against each other. Pakistan, whose Prime Minister Imran Khan visited Kabul for the first time since his election in 2018, condemned the attack and warned “it is important to be vigilant against the spoilers who are working to undermine the peace efforts.” He did not identify “the spoilers.” The mortar barrage comes as representatives of the Afghan government and the Taliban continued to hold talks in Qatar, though progress has been slow. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected to press for a reduction in violence in his meetings with both Taliban and government negotiating teams later Saturday during a daylong stop in Doha. The Taliban have mostly ignored such previous requests. Hours before the attack rattled Kabul, a bomb attached to a car killed one member of security personnel and wounded three others in an eastern neighborhood of the capital, said Kabul police spokesperson Ferdaws Faramarz. Violence in Afghanistan has spiked in recent months with increasingly horrific attacks often claimed by the Islamic State group affiliate. Still the Taliban have been waging near daily assaults on beleaguered Afghan security forces. There have been increasing calls for a cease-fire if peace talks are to continue. The Taliban have been steadfast in their refusal, demanding that any cease-fire be part of the negotiations. |
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Re: Eight Killed, 31 Injured in Mortar Attack, Kabul
Spoilers = Any Muslim.
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Re: Eight Killed, 31 Injured in Mortar Attack, Kabul
Dialed in that position probably from some a visible location.. Surprised they didnt film it themselves ![]() ![]() Lots of widespread panic, collateral damage, and their police is literally defunded.. ![]() ![]()
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Re: Eight Killed, 31 Injured in Mortar Attack, Kabul
Another day, another heaped bowl of chaos, served up with a 'side of hate' - all dished up courtesy of the chefs at Allah's Snackbar .......... These are not soldiers, these are not warriors, they are certainly not men. Fucking cowards. |
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Re: Eight Killed, 31 Injured in Mortar Attack, Kabul
It rubs the lotion on its skin or it gets the hose again.... ![]() ![]()
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Re: Eight Killed, 31 Injured in Mortar Attack, Kabul
I'm watching Silence of the Lambs right now...he's saying that line ![]() ![]() |
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Re: Eight Killed, 31 Injured in Mortar Attack, Kabul
Muslims slaying each other, why should anyone care?
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