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More misunderstanders of jihad. Yet the true
understanders thereof still direct their efforts against “Islamophobes”
rather than against those among their coreligionists who fail to grasp
that the true meaning of jihad is just taking the kids to school.“Suicide bombers kill 5 at Afghan district compound in Kandahar,” from The Associated Press, January 6 (thanks to all who sent this in):
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Two suicide bombers penetrated a
government compound in the country's south Sunday, killing five people,
Afghan officials said. There were no reports of foreign troops or
civilians at the site.In neighboring Helmand province, a bomb planted at a bus station
killed one policeman and wounded another person, a provincial official
said.The suicide attack was in the district of Spin Boldak in Kandahar
province in one of the nation's most violent areas. The district is a
major infiltration corridor for Taliban fighters from Pakistan as well
as a smuggling route for weapons and narcotics.A Taliban spokesman, Qari Yousef Ahmadi, said the group was
responsible for the Spin Boldak attack. He said the Taliban did not
orchestrate the bombing in Lashkar Gah, the provincial capital of
Helmand.Mohammad Hashim, district chief of Spin Boldak, said the two
militants were targeting a meeting of local officials at a compound in
the district of Kandahar province near the Pakistani border. Hashim said
the two attackers arrived in a car, killed a guard and entered the
facility firing weapons before blowing themselves up along with their
vehicle. The compound houses offices of the district chief and district
council as well as other government buildings.
2013-01-07 11:15:56