American soldiers are dying in Afghanistan, in part, to protect the people in this photograph; those who take a shower (maybe) once a month and hang around with their raggedy clothes and pray five times a day to their bullsh*t God. This is what this country, the United States of America, is doing with many of its young people; having them sacrifice their lives, and for what? Two hundred plus years since this country’s government was established, and this is what our Founding Fathers’ efforts boil down to? How pitiful! TGO
Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – A minibus full of civilians struck a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan early Sunday, killing six on board, officials said.
Another nine people were wounded in the explosion in Kandahar province’s Maiwand district, said provincial spokesman Zalmai Ayubi.
The civilian death toll has climbed along with military casualties amid a summer push into Taliban strongholds in the southern provinces of Kandahar and Helmand. It was not clear if the bombing was targeted or if the bus had struck a bomb planted in the hope of killing NATO or Afghan troops.
To counter an influx of international forces in recent months, the Taliban have stepped up assassination campaigns against government sympathizers and bombings, as well as attacks on government or NATO forces.
Threats have also appeared more frequent in Kabul, the capital to the north. On Sunday, NATO said Afghan and international forces killed an insurgent in Kabul while pursuing a tip that militants were planning a double suicide bombing.
The man started firing on troops when they searched a neighborhood believed to harbor insurgents, the coalition said in a statement.
