Afghan protester shot at military base
An international forces service member shot a protester who aimed his AK-47 toward a guard tower at a NATO military base in southern Afghanistan, military officials said Thursday.
The man was pulled away by fellow demonstrators before members of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) were able to determine his condition.
The protest of about 100 Afghans at Forward Operating Base Mirwais was reported to have been held in response to an alleged Quran burning inside the base Wednesday. But ISAF said the suspected burning was a routine burn-pit session in which military documents are destroyed.
The protest turned violent when the Afghans began throwing rocks at the base guards. ISAF said the armed protester was shot in accordance with the rules of engagement.
Also in southern Afghanistan, an international service member was killed Thursday in an insurgent attack. No other information, including the service member's nationality, was immediately available from ISAF.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Embassy in Kabul issued a new warning of potential violence ahead of parliamentary elections Saturday. It alerted U.S. citizens to avoid crowds and public gatherings and said some road closures and check points at polling stations are to be expected.
At least three candidates and 13 of their supporters have been killed by insurgents. And the Taliban has said it will target polling stations.
@Gleck. He's still in training for the amateur status, but keeps flunking.
Is it just me or are there a number of mental patients posting here?
...I like turtles
WOW...this sounds like Jessie Ventura!!
"Protest THIS" he said, after pulling the trigger!!
Rule #1. Don't bring rocks to a gun fight.
Rule #2. Don't bother bringing your AK47 either, since the only method you know to fire it is the "spray and pray", and we will take you out with a 3-round burst.
Why kant any1 spell on these blogs? que pas calabasa?
pray for troops and innocent civilians who votes for freedom !!
I think Mehdi needs to be Mehdicated.
even nwno thye set ther interceptinga nd blocking my posts. as YOU die. as they MUDERR and ROB and LIE to YOU.
now YOU go ahead an dmake all the fduiing deals YOU like, just make damn sure THEY know I am not with you. i am not behind you. i do not suuport YOU. YOUR TR"oops are NOT MY Troops. YOUR Cu"ntrees not MY Countries.
serve you ar`~b -je`w and zio`nest pimps and stay drunk,drugged and stupid.
YOU run like the spinles little cun,ts you are from me.
yes cowards, jump thread ot threads, arguing lie insult threaten, while of ocurse YOU hide like th spinless cowards you are.
It is sad that CNN has decided to turn itself into a platform for racist bigots the world over.
The image seems to have been removed.
This girl is in a lot of trouble if the Taliban get her.
That whole country needs to be bombed out of existence killing everyone that exists in the area because they are all terrorist and the same goes for all of them living the the US they should all be exterminated like the filth they are because we will never have a peaceful existence when there are terrorists living on our own soil.
Thankfully you are not in charge.
and if you Hte me now with all this "Old news", hmm,,,well,,, Who wants to tell "Them" ?
you knwo larry, at least supposldy you post your real name and say you are a vet,
i expext hearing this crap from civilians, i dont expect to hear it from you so called "vets".
from you fat ass korea vets you you snivlers from desert storm.
and these so called " Nam Vets", i set here and wonder what "Nam " they were in,,
Very attractice and talented girl.Just think though,people like the one posting above would torture or kill her for trying to bring a little good to her country.Anyone using their talent and mind to better their society seem to exactly the ones that the extremists try to destroy
Taliban MTV!!!!
Hey you,I don't so much mind you blogging under my name for your personal self amusement but will you kindly refrain from disgracing of the greater Popes in history?It's blasphemous and repugnant and shows how little you respect anything.
Speaking ill of a Pope is not blasphemy; speaking ill of God is. Get it right.
To Mehdi Gneral...- What the hell are you saying? Are you that confused that your postsdon't even make sense?
Mr. Mackey says, "Drugs are bad, m'kay."
That's what a lifetime of smoking Taliban opium does to your brain.
not "the Hell" what "in " Hell. Druid.
It can be either, depending on who is saying it and where they are from.
oh and Some Man Named Andew in that thread about the Civlian Massacre, you just buried,
from Virginia said they Were HIs Troops send them there,
so i guess it is the V.A in Va. ?
who knows,,maybe they wil get Lucky,
whos next?
not MY war, not MY Troops. not MY Women. NOt MY problem.
same idiots, differant day,
Kill all of the islamic hordes and rid the earth of them
good luck with that, looks like your luck ran out. no God. no Lucky. "GOLD BLESS THOSE TROOPS !!!
Watch it Mehdi,your atheism is showing! At least you're not quite as hipocritical as most Americans are.
If Islam is so toleran,loveing and peacful. Why dont Iman and the muslims of all countrys hold protest agance these type violent Islam militants protest.
Skytech5 well written .!!!
Amen to that. Wow! Very attractive young lady!
Country is like a jungle, you'll find dumb and cleaver dudes out there.
100 dumb afghan went there and no idea why they went. LMAO
I really don't know why in the first place that stupid American is burning a Quran, if he is burning then it's his wish, i don't know why on earth some Pakistani Dumbs have to protest in Pakistan.
When they are not living in the US and can't do anything then why protest lol
Protest is just an stupid act, if you can find the one who is burning Quran in person, then F00K him up, just don't protest like idiots coz you won't get a SH!T from it.
What Person would be stupid enough to Protest there in the First Place???
Will You Please quit using My old Name!!!
Why are protesters allowed to carry AK-47s near bases?
Check that–why are any protesters allowed near bases in the first place?
That aside, good shootin', Tex! HOO-RAH!
Every male over the age of 14 in Afghanistan owns a gun...usually a AK-47. They carry it wherever they go.
Mr.Matt this is not the wild,wild west I been out here 8 months and not seen that yet.The ANP/ANSF are out there on patrol trying to bring stability to this country.Yes they are some bad apples inside those too.The ISAF is trying their best to help and can only do it a day at the time..
That is highly incorrect. Try pre-invasion Iraq.
Jimmy, this is an article about Afghanistan not Iraq.
Im sure they carry the ak-47 whereever they go, ITS AFGHANISTAN A WAR ZONE,what would you carry? a water pistol?
Assume you must consider yourself as a hired killer not a professional service member if you feel joy in murder
A well placed shot, hitting a paper target or a person aiming to kill a comrade always brings a zen moment. Joy!
Killing someone aiming an AK-47 at troops in a war zone, in accordance with the Rules of Engagement, is not murder. It is doing what's right and proper. Still, we shouldn't take glee in it. It's just tacky.
Why is America so set on fighting the Tailban? I thought America was after al Queada teorrists? Taliban had nothing to do with 9/11.
True. Taliban had nothing to do with when 9/11 happened. It was AQ which did it. But then Taliban provided a safe sanctuary to AQ and denied requests to turn them in. They provided cover to the criminals by replying that AQ is their guest (stupid argument indeed).
Wrong. The Taliban admittedly were allowing Osama Bin Laden to train terrorists in Afghanistan, and when confronted by the U.S. to hand over Bin Laden after 9/11, they refused. So it is not true that they did not have anything to do with 9/11. In any felonious crime committed in the U. S. they would have been charged as accessories.
The United nations authorized international intervention in Afghanistan because the Taliban was viewed as an illegal form of government, especially considering the leaders of the Taliban government were non native Pakistanis and Saudis.
The Taliban had nothing to do with 9/11??? Are you kidding me, they are the cause of us going to WAR with them in Afganistan. Man, I just love how stupid people are!!!! They were hiding Bin Laden, the Mastermind of 9/11 RETARD BOY!!!!
Well... after we trained them we kinda figured they do us a solid and comply when we needed their help... they didn't. Reckoning.
I know I am a tard. The only thing we taught them was which way to hold the stinger
How easy it would have been had the Taliban turned over Bin Laden and or Al Queda... unfortunately, it did not work out that way. Now, the Taliban have aligned THEMSELVES with Al Queda and put themselves on the line becoming by proxy Al Queda. I think George Bush even said that Bin Laden is not the focus anymore.
Honest folks,I didn't post that idiotic blog at the top of this page.I think that it was Ernie Beatty trying to make me look like an idiotic warmonger which I'm not.
Will You Please quit using My old Name!!!
Because it's their country.
Because outside the perimeter of the base is not under the control of the base obviously. Otherwise it would be considered "on-base". They are allowed to protest. It still is their country. Once guns start getting pointed, thats when ROE takes over.
Why are any protestors allowed near bases? Because it's their country?
People in the U.S. were carrying automtics and semi-autos when our president was speaking at a town hall meeting and this is the U.S.
I think it's a bit of a stretch to refer to someone as a "protester" when they are aiming a weapon right at you. Kudos to the person who popped him.