Terrorist Kills 14 Children in Khowst Province
Dec 28 at 11:11am by David Tate
According to the US military, the attack on the Mandozayi district center on the morning of December 28, left an additional 58 people wounded, including 40 civilians and roughly 20 members of Afghanistan’s security forces.
Authorities say the bomber was targeting a tribal shura of local elders that was meeting in the compound when the explosives were set off. A security video releaed by the US military shows a pickup truck weaving through security barriers before detonating next to a line of children walking by. The explosion ripped through a nearby primary school and Afghan security post.
It was the last day of school for students who were preparing to receive their graduation certificates. A government spokesman tells the AP that the children ranged in age from 8-10.
The US military is assigning probable blame to the Haqqanni network which is active in the region. CNN says the Taliban is claiming responsibility. A US military spokesman tells me the district is “very stable”, and generally pro-government and coalition.
2 Responses for "Terrorist Kills 14 Children in Khowst Province"
WOTN
December 30th, 2008 at 2:16 am
1We are fighting an atrocious enemy, but they have committed a grave error in this attack. They will feel the outrage of American And Afghan against their evil of killing the innocents, the true innocents
And as, I have reported, the response has already begun.
Hope
December 31st, 2008 at 8:36 am
2This is despicable. No, that is not strong enough language. I do not have words that are strong enough. How anyone can justify these actions is beyond me. I hope that all of the world sees this for what it so clearly is, murder. Evil, pure evil.
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