[Peace-discuss] Afghan resistance attacks US base 40mi. from Kabul

[E. Wayne Johnson]

9000 kg of any sort of explosive is enough to rattle the windows for sure.

Spring rebel offensive makes me think they were armed with Slinkys.


On 9/11/2011 3:24 PM, C. G. Estabrook wrote:
> NATO military base in central Afghanistan attacked with significant 
> injuries
> English.news.cn   2011-09-11 13:37:39
>
> KABUL, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- A NATO-led International Security 
> Assistance Force (ISAF) military base came under attack in central 
> Afghanistan's Wardak province on Saturday, causing a significant 
> number of injuries, according to ISAF press release early Sunday.
>
> "A Taliban suicide bomber detonated a large vehicle-borne improvised 
> explosive device at the entrance of Combat Outpost Sayed Abad, Wardak 
> province, yesterday," read the release.
>
> American troops are believed to be based in Sayed Abad district, some 
> 70 km southwest of Afghan capital Kabul.
>
> A statement from the Taliban said the attack was launched by a Paktia 
> resident from east Afghanistan at about 5:00 p.m. local time on 
> Saturday (1230 GMT). The attacker "blew up his truck stuffed with some 
> 9,000 kg explosives" targeting the U.S. base.
>
> According to ISAF, the driver, whose truck was carrying firewood, 
> detonated his explosives at the outpost's Entry Control Point.
>
> Most of the force of the explosion was absorbed by the protective 
> barrier at the outpost entrance and though there were a significant 
> number of injuries, "all are being treated and none is immediately 
> life threatening," the ISAF statement said.
>
> The explosion damaged the compound entrance and was not followed up by 
> any subsequent attacks. "The impact to the compound is readily 
> repairable and operations are continuing," said ISAF.
>
> However, the Taliban statement quoted witnesses as saying more than 
> 50, most of whom were Americans, were killed and several dozens were 
> seriously hurt and being evacuated by the helicopters shortly 
> afterwards. A witness saw the helicopters landing at the blast scene 
> and taking off more than 16 times airlifting corpses and casualties. 
> He added a number of the military vehicles were destroyed in the 
> powerful blast.
>
> The Sayed Abad district was the scene of a deadly helicopter crash on 
> August 6 this year. A total of 30 U.S. soldiers, seven Afghan army 
> commandos and a local translator were killed when the Taliban 
> reportedly shot down the American CH-47 Chinook helicopter during an 
> operation against insurgents.
>
> The Taliban stepped up their attacks on Afghan and NATO-led troops 
> since a spring rebel offensive was launched in May this year in the 
> war-ravaged country.
>
> http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-09/11/c_131132643.htm
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