Sunday, March 04, 2007

Afghanistan: Bomber Attack

It is odd that photos and video shot at the scene were deleted. The statement that special forces might have been involved brings these actions into some clarity since they likely would have not wanted evidence of their being there.

The caption for the above photo underlies the problems we face, even when being an invading force for good. That man, after a suicide bomber attacked a us convoy, is shouting anti-American slogans (though it was left unclear who killed the 8 afghans.)

KABUL, Afghanistan -- A suicide car bomber attacked an American convoy in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, and up to eight Afghans were killed and 22 injured in the blast or by subsequent gunfire from militants or U.S. soldiers, officials said.

An Afghan man cries as he shouts anti-American slogans after a car bomber attacked an American convoy in Barayekab in Nangarhar province, eastearn Afghanistan, Sunday, March 4, 2007. A suicide car bomber attacked an American convoy in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, and up to eight Afghans were killed and 22 wounded in the blast and ensuing gunfire, officials said. Hundreds of Afghans gathered to protest the violence, blocking the road and throwing rocks at police.(AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
U.S. soldiers at the scene deleted photos taken by a freelance photographer working for The Associated Press and video taken by a freelancer working for AP Television News. Neither the photographer nor the cameraman witnessed the suicide attack or the subsequent gunfire.

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