Tuesday, May 23, 2006

Bombed Islamic school while killing Taliban

Ridding Afghanistan of the Taliban is good, but how exactly does bombing an Islamic religious school will win over hearts & minds? It's beyond me: (via Scotsman): "At Kandahar city's hospital, a man w/ blood smeared over his clothes and turban, said insurgents had been hiding in the village's madrassa (Islamic religious school) after fierce fighting in recent days. "Helicopters bombed the madrassa and some of the Taliban ran from there and into people's homes," Haji Ikhlaf said. "Then those homes were bombed. I saw 35 to 40 dead Taliban and around 50 dead or wounded civilians." Now remember that the Taliban threatens to kill the Afghani civilians if they do not allow the Taliban to hide in their homes, and no one is protecting these civilians from these violent Taliban members, so what does the governor of Kandahar "wisely" say?: "These sort of accidents happen during fighting, especially when the Taliban are hiding in homes. I urge people not to give shelter to the Taliban." So Gov, how exactly should they stop them from barging in? Ask them nicely? Would that be before or after they and their family is shot to death or beheaded?
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