Taliban kill eight Afghan workers en route to US base

[Slav Defence]

PULI ALAM, Afghanistan: Taliban gunmen on Thursday shot dead eight Afghan civilians on their way to jobs at a US military base south of Kabul, officials said.


“Eight Afghan workers who were working in Camp Shank were killed this morning by Taliban,” said the deputy police chief in Logar province, Rais Khan Sadeq.

It was the deadliest attack since Afghanistan started observing the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, traditionally a time of prayer and charity.

“They were forced out of their car and taken about 200 metres off road to a nearby village, and shot in the head one by one,” he told AFP.

Their bodies were found with their eyes blindfolded, the police official said, describing them as “ordinary civilian workers” on the base.

US and Nato military bases across Afghanistan hire local staff to work on construction projects and as cleaners.

Din Mohammad Darvish, the Logar administration spokesman, confirmed the incident and said the bodies of the victims were recovered in the village.

“They were poor and ordinary workers, all civilians,” he said.

Afghan officials blamed the attack on the Taliban. Logar is a stronghold for the militants waging a 12-year insurgency against the Western-backed government after being toppled in a 2001 US-led invasion.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but the Taliban have vowed to increase their attacks during Ramadan. The insurgents have stepped up attacks on Afghan forces since they took responsibility for national security last month.

In the north, police said Taliban attacked a police post near the city of Kunduz, killing two officers and wounding two others — the only four on duty at the time.

Around 100,000 US-led Nato troops in Afghanistan are preparing to withdraw from the country by the end of next year, after key presidential polls scheduled for April.

 

[Parul]

May the soul of deceased Rest In Peace. Don't worry Talibs Scums you'll die by Bomb or Bullet and Rot in Hell

 

[Slav Defence]

May the soul of deceased Rest In Peace. Don't worry Talibs Scums you'll die by Bomb or Bullet and Rot in Hell

Why they targeted civilians,poor workers?what a tragedy

 

[Parul]

Why they targeted civilians,poor workers?what a tragedy

Because fear can destabilize a society, both it's government and it's economics. Acts of terror tend to decrease the amount of trust that a people has in their government to protect them. As that trust erodes, the government becomes less and less effective. Of course, once that happens, then they become much less of a threat to radical ideas which allows places where extremists live to disseminate their ideology effectively.

The ironic thing is, in areas where the terrorists come under attack, the local population can actually become negatively effective. The irony is that it allows the same terrorists to come to the aid of the local people, thus garnering good will, and actually making them appear to be the 'good guys' to the local populations.

 

[Slav Defence]

Because fear can destabilize a society, both it's government and it's economics. Acts of terror tend to decrease the amount of trust that a people has in their government to protect them. As that trust erodes, the government becomes less and less effective. Of course, once that happens, then they become much less of a threat to radical ideas which allows places where extremists live to disseminate their ideology effectively.

The ironic thing is, in areas where the terrorists come under attack, the local population can actually become negatively effective. The irony is that it allows the same terrorists to come to the aid of the local people, thus garnering good will, and actually making them appear to be the 'good guys' to the local populations.

well said,and the problem is that we can't find fast solutions,the solutions which are provided with are of slow-process,and we can't do anything except to wait..

 

[Parul]

well said,and the problem is that we can't find fast solutions,the solutions which are provided with are of slow-process,and we can't do anything except to wait..

There is one Solution for Terrorist, Just

 

[Slav Defence]

There is one Solution for Terrorist, Just

yeah...but this is also a slow process...

 

[Serpentine]

And some members bashed me the other day for calling Taliban's ideology backwards and inhuman.

 

[CENTCOM]

We send our sincerest heartfelt condolences to the victims’ families. We hope that they will find the strength to deal with this tragedy. We wish to see the culprits caught and punished to the fullest extent of the law. Unfortunately, this is not the first time the insurgents have targeted innocent civilians in their bid to spread fear and panic. The timing (Month of Ramadan) of this crime only depicts terrorists’ evil barbaric mentality. To say the least, they continue to lay challenges in our way, but we continue to move ahead with our peace objectives. We are not letting these acts of terror break our shared will and desire to restore peace in the region. We also have full confidence in the ANSF (Afghan National Security Forces) ability to counter the threat posed by the insurgents. We will continue to work closely with the Afghan government, and remain optimistic about the future of Afghanistan.

Ali Khan
DET, United States Central Command

 

[Parul]

yeah...but this is also a slow process...

May be slow but only effective Solution for these low life Scum

 

[muse]

Ok, so the workers were executed at a nearby village -- no opposition in the village? No police or NDS in the village? Especially knowing that the village may have been less than friendly?

Were these workers from a particular village? - clearly there are more than 8 Afghan or HCN at the base, so why just these guys? If these guys are from one village, what's the dynamic in that village that may have contributed to this?

The information in the article may because there isn't this information available --

 

[Slav Defence]

As the above article says clearly that they were poor workers,civilians,I condemn such act of terror during holy month of Ramadan.

We send our sincerest heartfelt condolences to the victims’ families. We hope that they will find the strength to deal with this tragedy. We wish to see the culprits caught and punished to the fullest extent of the law. Unfortunately, this is not the first time the insurgents have targeted innocent civilians in their bid to spread fear and panic. The timing (Month of Ramadan) of this crime only depicts terrorists’ evil barbaric mentality. To say the least, they continue to lay challenges in our way, but we continue to move ahead with our peace objectives. We are not letting these acts of terror break our shared will and desire to restore peace in the region. We also have full confidence in the ANSF (Afghan National Security Forces) ability to counter the threat posed by the insurgents. We will continue to work closely with the Afghan government, and remain optimistic about the future of Afghanistan.

Ali Khan
DET, United States Central Command

I thank CENTCOM for showing it's concern,strong measures must be taken to avoid such cases in future.