Kandahar Mayor Killed........

[DaSleeper]

CTV News.ca Staff

Date: Wed. Jul. 27 2011 8:31 AM ET

The mayor of Kandahar was assassinated Wednesday in an attack that comes less than one month after Afghan President Hamid Karzai's brother was murdered.

The Taliban has claimed responsibility for both attacks, which come amid a wave of violence as NATO's military operations in Afghanistan begin to wind down.

Ghulam Haider Hamidi was killed Wednesday at city hall when a suicide bomber detonated a bomb that was hidden in his turban.

The mayor has family in Toronto and spent 30 years living in Arlington, Va., where he worked as an accountant.

In 2007 Karzai appointed Hamidi as mayor of Kandahar, and he returned to his homeland after 30 years in exile.

The fiery official had recently claimed he was waging "jihad" against corruption in the capital of the violent province, and had dismissed a number of municipal officials who were working as engineers without the proper credentials.

Suicide bomber kills Kandahar mayor - CTV News

 

[AbtFet]

Wow thank the American troops , they really destroyed the Taliban.
That was well worth the money and years in Afghanistan!

 

[DaSleeper]

Wow thank the American troops , they really destroyed the Taliban.
That was well worth the money and years in Afghanistan!

Coming to you from the Taliban cheering section and new Dhimwit of the month:roll:

 

[lone wolf]

Does it surprise anyone? Seems to me I remember another police action where collaborating local officials met fate when Big Brother was somewhere else.

 

[DaSleeper]

Does it surprise anyone? Seems to me I remember another police action where collaborating local officials met fate when Big Brother was somewhere else.

Canada and the U.S. should get out of there and let them all kill each other....

 

[earth_as_one]

The Taliban weren't our enemy until we attacked them. If we had stuck to seeking out the people responsible for 9/11 and bringing them to justice, we might have had some success. But greedy powerful people couldn't help themselves. The few used the events of 9/11 to manipulate the many into support for starting a wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

10 years later and no one is any safer. In fact, recent events indicate the US is loosing control of this region.

 

[TenPenny]

There's a great book out there, called 'the Forever War' (the one by Dexter Filkins).

Anyone who finds this news surprising should read it. And then you won't be so surprised the next time.

 

[mentalfloss]

Just look at all the lefties defending this terrorist, claiming he wasn't actually a muslim. It was probably section 42.79 of his manifesto where he said: "You know.. I don't really think I'm a muslim."

 

[ironsides]

Canada and the U.S. should get out of there and let them all kill each other....

Think that is what were doing, and all will go back as it was. :-(

 

[Cliffy]

To paraphrase the Moody Blues, "Another decades useless energy spent."

 

[Nuggler]

8O A bomb in the turban!! Could say : "That's using your head",,,,,,,,,,but that would be crass.


My heart goes out to whomever...........................whatever.:roll:

 

[taxslave]

Probably going to be the end of wearing turbans on airplanes.

 

[Nuggler]

Probably going to be the end of wearing turbans on airplanes.

Please empty your pockets, take off your watch, and put them on the conveyer.............oh yah, your hat too.