Bomber kills four American troops in Afghan north

[Sugarcane]

(Reuters) - A suicide bomber detonated his explosives on Wednesday in Afghanistan's northern Faryab province, killing at least 10 people including four U.S. troops who had strayed from their base to take photographs in a park, Afghan police said.

Slain soldiers lay on a blood-soaked pavement beside a blown-off leg and strewn helmets. Afghan police rushed to try and move the soldiers into vehicles.

The American soldiers were taking tourist photographs in a nearby park in Maymana, the capital of the relatively peaceful Faryab province, when they were targeted, provincial police chief General Abdul Khaliq Aqsai told Reuters.

Four civilians and two Afghan policemen were also killed in the attack, which came ahead of the traditional summer fighting months and wounded at least five more Afghans, Aqsai added.

"We warned them (Americans) not to roam around the city," Aqsai said, adding that witnesses said the bomber walked right up to them and screamed "Allahu Akbar" (God is greatest) before detonating his suicide vest.

NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said three of its service members had been killed in the north by an improvised explosive device. A spokesman declined to name the soldiers' nationality, or where the blast took place.

Bomber kills four American troops in Afghan north | Reuters

 

[Secur]

Great news !

 

[Zarvan]

CNN) -- The Taliban says it launched a suicide attack in northern Afghanistan that left at at least nine people dead.
The incident occurred in Faryab province.
The Islamic Emirates of Afghanistan said the attacker struck a group of American and "internal forces" as they were walking toward a park,
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said foreign and internal security forces were killed and injured, he said.
Residents say that after the attack, "occupied forces" starting shooting at civilians, killing one person and injuring many, Mujahid said.
NATO's International Security Assistance Force said.three NATO-led service members were killed in an explosion.
The ISAF deaths occurred during a suicide bombing at a vegetable market in the city of Maymana in Faryab province, a military official said. The official did not want to be named because he was not authorized to speak to the media.
Suicide bomber strikes in Afghanistan
The provincial governor, Abdul Haq Shafaq, said six Afghans were killed and 20 others were wounded. He said three foreign troop members were wounded and that they were Americans.
Per policy, ISAF also does not release nationalities of service members

 

[regular]

Alhamdolillah!!!......

 

[Peregrine]

Feel sorry for the four Afghan civilians and the two police men.

 

[graphican]

4 terrorists got killed then.

 

[Ignited Mind]

May the soldiers rest in peace. God bless them and their families.

May the lord bless their children and family-members with strength to bear the loss.

 

[Hindustani]

May the deceased soldiers and Afghan civilians rest in peace.

 

[mdcp]

Most common phrase in the world" whatever you sow so shall you reap" , super nation in the world without common sense
Americans deserve this reward
Dirty looosers sooon will be blaming pakistan

 

[Rank]

In Games - Good Work Marines
In Reality - Good Work Real Talibans

MODERN WARFARE 10

 

[regular]

looks like the US marines are of no match with the Holy Warriors Talibans....They need to get their @ssz soon outa there before its too late to save their @ssz......

 

[Skallagrim]

They should work on reducing the us-to-them kill ratio.

 

[CENTCOM]

Those who are quick to dismiss our efforts in Afghanistan, and rest their ears on conspiracy theories, can see that it’s brave soldiers like these that made it possible for Afghanistan to taste freedom. It’s easy for many to indulge in conspiracy theories, and forget that thousands of brave soldiers like these died protecting the people of Afghanistan. It’s for soldiers like these that we are witnessing Afghanistan head towards independency. We salute these soldiers, and fully admire their sacrifices. We will not let this incident deter us from achieving our end goal. We are more than determined to defeat terrorism, and bring peace and stability to the region.

We reiterate what Gen. John R. Allen, commander of the International Security Assistance Force, said in regards to this incident. "Despicable - is the only word to describe the cold, heartless way in which the enemies of peace carried out this attack - detonating an IED in the middle of a large crowd of civilians," Allen said. My deepest condolences are with all the families of those killed yesterday, and the entire ISAF community prays for the complete recovery of those injured. Our partnership with ANSF is resolute, intractable, and will not be deterred by these evil and cowardly attacks of desperation. We are committed to the long-term partnership with our brave Afghan brothers to help them assume responsibility for the security of the Afghan population."

MAJ Nevers,
DET, United States Central Command
U.S. Central Command

 

[Secur]

The American soldiers were taking tourist photographs in a nearby park in Maymana, the capital of the relatively peaceful Faryab province, when they were targeted, provincial police chief General Abdul Khaliq Aqsai told Reuters.

Hallucinations are quite common in soldiers fighting for a long period of time in specially those thousands of km's away from their home ... Did the Yanks mistake Afghanistan for Maldives ? Or did they think themselves on holidays ?