al-Qaida Blamed in Afghan Bus Explosion

[underpants]

http://www.abcnews.go.com/wire/World/ap20030813_992.html

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan Aug. 13 —
A bomb ripped through a bus Wednesday in southern Afghanistan, killing 15 people, including six children. Officials blamed al-Qaida and remnants of the Taliban militia for the bombing, the deadliest in nearly a year.

The blast came as officials reported a large gunbattle in eastern Afghanistan between Afghan government forces and suspected Taliban fighters that killed at least 20 combatants.



Wednesday's explosion appeared to have been caused by a bomb planted in the bus, which was carrying 20 people as it passed through Nadh Ali district in Helmand state on its daily route to the provincial capital Lashkargah.

Helmand deputy governor Haji Pir Mohammed blamed al-Qaida insurgents and Taliban fighters. "They are killing innocent people," Mohammed said.

(Really innocent people huh? Ya don't say)

[Maple]

1. Anytime a bomb

goes off anywhere in the world from now on, it will be blamed on Al Qaeda...whether it has anything to do with them or not.

[diamond14]

2. Afganistan: the forgotten war...it's totally OUT OF CONTROL

over there...and NOBODY is calling shrub on that failed and very expensive war...the pentagoon generals testified in July that Afganistan war is costing US a $ BILLION dollars a month...Iraq is close to $ 4 BILLION a month (not including the cost of OUR injured Veterans, with life-long horrible injuries demanding medical care and psychological care...and destroyed families).....