Blast hits US military convoy in Afghanistan

[magellan]

ASADABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A blast hit a U.S. military convoy in Afghanistan on Saturday but there were no immediate reports of casualties, Afghan provincial officials said.

Violence in Afghanistan has intensified in recent days since Taliban insurgents said they launched a spring offensive in their campaign to oust foreign troops and defeat the Western-backed government.

The explosion happened in the Peche valley of eastern Kunar province, near the border with Pakistan and the scene of repeated clashes between insurgents and U.S. and Afghan government troops.

A helicopter was seen landing in the area soon after the blast, leading to speculation it may have been evacuating casualties, said one official, who declined to be identified.

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[lebkuchen]

1. Was that convoy looking for Osama?

If not, what was it's purpose? Looks like the US military is pissing off the Afghan population, just as it's doing in Iraq.

[saigon68]

2. I love it how they never say anything

Until they invent a story to "EXPLAIN AWAY THE UNPLEASANTNESS"

[FloridaPat]

3. * said al Qaeda was the big problem in Iraq. I wonder of those fighting

us in Afghanistan are really Taliban or just the average Afghani sick of US rule.

[LynnTheDem]

4. "The Taliban are no more" lied bush the MFing idiot 2 years ago.

"Afghanistan is a success story" lied bush 3 years ago. And 2 years ago. And last year.

Afghanistan; as bad as ever & growing worse by the day. FACT.

[cal04]

5. Five US troops wounded in Afghan blast

Five U.S. soldiers were wounded in a roadside bomb blast in Afghanistan on Saturday while, in a separate incident, a suicide bomber blew himself up in an attack on Canadian troops, military officials said. No Canadian or Afghan army troops were hurt in the attack in Kandahar province but Afghan soldiers killed a man on a motorbike, mistaking him for another attacker, an Afghan commander said.


The five wounded men were evacuated to the main U.S. military base at Bagram, north of Kabul, he said. He did not know their condition.

http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=504832006

[rocktivity]

6. GOOD NEWS!

Not ALL the bad news is coming out of Iraq!

:party: (This post is part of the George Bush GULF WAR GOOD NEWS initiative.)
rocknation

[icymist]

7. I'v been keeping an eye about Afghanistan lately. Here's my latest:

Things are heating up in Afghanistan.
As I have been mentioning before, I believe the Taliban are gaining in strength over the last two years, enough so that they may have the ability to attack coalition forces every two days.
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http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=818902&mesg_id=818902

[saigon68]

8. HERE IS THE MAYOR OF KABUL