Chaos In Kabul, Afghanistan As Insurgents Nearly Penetrate U.S Embassy After Morning Battle
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[QUOTE]KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan soldiers, presidential guards and members of a CIA security force fought a pitched battle with a small group of insurgents near the presidential palace, the U.S. Embassy and the main NATO headquarters Tuesday morning.
Afghan officials said all the insurgents were killed. There was no information on other casualties or damages to the facilities, which are located in one the capital’s most heavily guarded areas.
Afghan officials said the attackers opened fire after guards stopped them as they were driving a type of SUV favored by diplomats and other VIPs. The attackers were carrying fake NATO identification cards, the official said.
The NATO based went under lockdown until Afghan soldiers, presidential guards and others including guards from the nearby Central Intelligence Agency base killed the attackers, officials said.
Early reports said President Hamid Karzai was never in serious danger and was unhurt. The insurgents never breached the walls of the palaces or the bases, but did fire on the CIA base and a nearby hotel. By mid-morning there was no word on casualties or damage.
The attack began around as a group of journalists were gathering outside a gate at the presidential palace for a media event with Karzai. Several reported explosions nearby and drifting smoke but none was harmed.
According to a Twitter posting from the U.S.-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), Karzai was to speak at a conference about youth.
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my friend ali mosadeg is in kabul at the moment, i can't reach him, but he's visiting family, and he's an american.
Goddamit bro team look what have you done
[QUOTE]In an emailed statement, the Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. It came as Afghan and U.S. officials were trying to figure out the next steps in a stalled effort to start peace talks with the Taliban.
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This is going to continue happening with the current state of American involvement in Afghanistan. The Talibans just going to keep getting more members as the US pisses off the locals and more money is going to be wasted.
[QUOTE=Rangergxi;41176968]This is going to continue happening with the current state of American involvement in Afghanistan. The Talibans just going to keep getting more members as the US pisses off the locals and more money is going to be wasted.[/QUOTE]
and more people die
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[quote]In an emailed statement, the Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.[/quote]
That must be quite a surreal moment for whoever's looking after their emails.
Why can't we just leave the Middle East and let them kill each other rather than our soldiers?
[QUOTE=Bbarnes005;41177277]Why can't we just leave the Middle East and let them kill each other rather than our soldiers?[/QUOTE]
Because several people/groups/whatever in the middle east are capible of not only buying nuclear weaponry, but already possess it. Or oil. Or NWO. Or any list of reasons that create a context for people to shoot at one another.
[QUOTE=Bbarnes005;41177277]Why can't we just leave the Middle East and let them kill each other rather than our soldiers?[/QUOTE]
It has something to do with money. Not sure what though.
[QUOTE=danelo;41178673]It has something to do with money. Not sure what though.[/QUOTE]
Or power.
[QUOTE=Noahi;41179602]Or power.[/QUOTE]
~money is power~~
[QUOTE=-Iker-;41176851]Goddamit bro team look what have you done[/QUOTE]
It's like "Innocence of Muslims" again, except with rabbits
[QUOTE=markg06;41177218]That must be quite a surreal moment for whoever's looking after their emails.[/QUOTE]
I always wonder what that inbox looks like. It isn't like you can have spam filters because you might filter out a vital email.
"Lessee what do we have today? Enlarge your penis...enlarge your penis...we attacked your embassy...enlarge your penis...teen sl-wait shit."
[QUOTE=GunFox;41185423]I always wonder what that inbox looks like.[/QUOTE]
I wonder what the Talibans email is; [email]taliban@terrorists.com[/email]? [email]W3L0V30S4M4@hotmail.com[/email]?
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