Taliban TRY To Storm US Base In Afghanistan, Many Kill Selves
LMFAOI hope they try it all the time. Like shooting fish in a barrel…
August 19, 2008
AFP
Taliban fighters attacked a US military base in eastern Afghanistan early Tuesday and at least 13 were killed, some in their own suicide blasts, Afghan officials said.
The attack on Camp Salerno, 30 kilometres (19 miles) from the border with Pakistan, came as NATO’s International Security Assistance Force was involved in heavy fighting near Kabul after French troops were ambushed Monday.
About 30 fighters tried to storm Salerno, the largest US base in eastern Afghanistan, Khost province governor Arsala Jamal told AFP.
They struck a day after a suicide car bomb outside the base on Monday killed 10 Afghan labourers waiting to enter and wounded 13 more.
In Tuesday’s attack the rebels were stopped about 1,000 metres (yards) from the camp, ISAF said in a statement.
Troops in the base had identified them “posturing to attack the base and engaged them with small-arms fire,” it said. Helicopters arrived soon afterwards and opened fire on the rebels as they tried to flee, it said.
Seven were killed, six of them suicide bombers, ISAF said. Of those, three died after they detonated their suicide vests and three other would-be suicide bombers were killed by troops, who suffered no casualties.
Afghan defence ministry spokesman General Mohammad Zahir Azimi said 13 attackers were killed.
“Six blew themselves up, six others died in the explosions and one died in gunfire from commandos. Their bodies have been recovered,” Azimi said.
“A most intense terrorist mass suicide operation was thwarted,” a defence ministry statement said.
It was the biggest attack on a US military base since fighters stormed an outpost in northeastern Kunar province in July 13 and killed nine US troops, wounding 15 more.
The Khost governor’s office said two children had also been killed in the fighting. Some of the attackers had fled to nearby houses and corn fields and troops were searching for them, added the governor.
The insurgent Taliban movement claimed responsibility for the attack. “A group of 30 mujahedeen (holy fighters) armed with rifles and suicide jackets attacked the American base in Khost,” spokesman Zabihullah Mujahed said.
The hardliners, who are linked to Al-Qaeda, also claimed responsibility for Monday’s suicide attack. Soon after the deadly bombing, troops were able to prevent a second suicide blast.
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August 19th, 2008 at 8:44 amThese idiots will never learn.
August 19th, 2008 at 8:51 amI wonder if they were related to the guy with the axe?
August 19th, 2008 at 8:54 amGoat fuckers sent to hell
10 brave French killed.
August 19th, 2008 at 8:55 amBlow yourself up while running away?
August 19th, 2008 at 8:57 amLike something out of Monty Python.
Hey Akbar,
Yes Habib,
You know I’ve never procreated. So let’s storm the U.S. base and they’ll send us to heaven and we’ll get our 72 virgins. Sound good?
Yes Habib, I’m on board. Let’s go.
ROFLMFAO
Meanwhile in Hell, enter Akbar and Habib to meet Belzebub and his sidekick Mr. Satan.
August 19th, 2008 at 8:59 amMeanwhile in Hell, enter Akbar and Habib to meet Belzebub and his sidekick Mr. Satan.
And “meet” means in the intimate man-man love way.
August 19th, 2008 at 9:05 amYeah, the 72 are waiting for them in hell, waiting to plug their bungholes…what’s left of them anyway.
August 19th, 2008 at 9:06 amThe VC could never pull this off either, and they were far better fighters! What makes the Taliban think they could do any better?
August 19th, 2008 at 9:08 amI suppose that these french guis from my town were appeasers
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7569942.stm
August 19th, 2008 at 9:11 amThey should just detonate themselves right now and save us the trouble.
August 19th, 2008 at 9:17 amFAIL.
August 19th, 2008 at 9:26 amYou guys are to freaking funny
August 19th, 2008 at 9:43 am
Franchie
August 19th, 2008 at 9:44 amNo Franchie, they are not appeasers-
A salute to the “ground pounders” who die up close and personal in the war on terrorists, no matter their country of origin.
It is the political crap that distorts the heroism of the individual warrior. I for one discern the difference and thank those from “your town” for their sacrifice.
Six detonated themselves 1000m from the target, WTF? Ha Ha Ha
I would have loved to see that!
August 19th, 2008 at 10:41 amAnyone who gives their life fighting beside us is a hero and deffinately not an appeaser. I hope that the powers that be will let them avenge their brothers. Viva la France!
August 19th, 2008 at 10:41 amI knew that there are “true” people on this site, merci les amis
August 19th, 2008 at 10:44 amI second that.
Viva la France!
August 19th, 2008 at 10:49 am
August 19th, 2008 at 2:03 pmOh c’mon Frenchie, you have so little faith.
Rest in peace, brave souls.
August 19th, 2008 at 2:06 pmThose soldiers were certainly not appeasers. The culture of appeasement lives in the general population and the politicians: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appeasement
August 19th, 2008 at 3:19 pmI thought they were from Poitiers (RICM,tanks commandos), in the news this afternoon it didn’t precised where they were from, now it is certain they are the special forces from Castres, south of France.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8th_Marine_Infantry_Parachute_Regiment
thank you anyway for their families
August 19th, 2008 at 3:55 pmYou should have heard the way BBC* reported this Tuesday night.
August 19th, 2008 at 11:53 pmI happened to tune into their radio broadcast. I like to keep
a check on what leftys are up to.
“Worst loss of life since the war began
Taliban staged a daring and audacious attack.
Attacks coming closer and closer to Kabul.
Taleban winning the effort to strike terror into ordinary Afghanis
US military base almost overrun”
and so on.
No mention of Taliban casualties.
They truly are helping the enemy - intentionally.
aren’t Pakistan and Saudi Arabia financing the Talibans ?
where they get the money from ? not only from opium’s I suppose
who are our real ennemies ?
August 20th, 2008 at 2:25 amThis is one case where the suicide vests took out guilty bystanders.
August 20th, 2008 at 2:30 am