Afghan Weapons Cache Blast Kills 7 GIs (29 Jan, 2004)

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[Happy2BMe]

Jan 29, 2:59 PM (ET)

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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Seven U.S. soldiers were killed and three injured in an explosion Thursday, U.S. Central Command said. One American soldier was missing.

An Afghan interpreter also was injured in the 3 p.m. explosion near the city of Ghazni, 60 miles southwest of the capital, Kabul. The soldiers had been working around a weapons cache when the blast happened, Centcom said in a statement.

The wounded soldiers were evacuated to a hospital at Bagram Air Base, headquarters for U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan. Names were being withheld pending notification of relatives.

Earlier this month, the U.S. death toll in the two-year war in Afghanistan reached 100.

Only 16 Americans died in the lightning war that drove the Taliban from power at the end of 2001 for providing a refuge and base for Osama bin Laden, the suspected mastermind of the Sept. 11, attacks. The rest of the Americans died after the Taliban's defeat.

The total number includes deaths in other parts of Operation Enduring Freedom, such as a helicopter crash in the Philippines nearly two years ago that killed 10 American soldiers.

In November, five U.S. soldiers died in a helicopter crash near the main U.S. base at Bagram, north of Kabul, apparently due to mechanical failure.

The United States provides 9,000 of the 11,000-member coalition troops stationed in Afghanistan.

[Happy2BMe]

War on terror.

Prayers for the loved ones.

[Bombard]

We are at war folks. Like it or not things like this can and do happen in wartime. It will happen again. The War continues.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

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God bless and protect our troops.

[cookcounty]

12 hours and the Pentagon won't tell us anything about what unit(s) involved. Thousands of families unecessarily feeling sick all day. Wake up, Rummy.

[Happy2BMe]

Heart goes out to you.

It may be that due to the severtiy of the explosion (trauma to remains) and that one is MIA, a statement won't be forthcoming until as good a positive ID as possible is made.

IT'S THE SOLDIER

It's the soldier, not the reporter
Who has given us freedom of the
PRESS.

It's the soldier, not the poet,
Who has given us freedom of
SPEECH.

It's the soldier, not the campus
ORGANIZER,
Who has given us the freedom to
DEMONSTRATE

It's the soldier, not the lawyer,
Who has given us the right to a
FAIR TRIAL.
It's the soldier who salutes the flag,
Serves under the flag
And whose coffin is draped by the flag,
Who gives the protester the right to burn the flag.

-Father D. E. O'Brien

 

We Must NEVER Forget!

[I_be_tc]

Michelle's husband was part of this. She heard from him that he is okay. Hope she contacts you. I know this is troubling to her. His company headed up to the area where the suicide bomber killed the Canadian soldier earlier this week, and now this.

TC

[mystery-ak]

Thanks for letting me know...Im sure her nerves are shot.

[armymarinemom]

12 hours and the Pentagon won't tell us anything about what unit(s) involved. Thousands of families unecessarily feeling sick all day. Wake up, Rummy.

I know exactly how you feel. I'm sick of watching my driveway for two days after something happens.

[infantrywife]

Reason for long wait: families who moved/left area and didn't register new contact address with FRG or Rear Detachment. SO IMPORTANT!! Centcom can't release names until NOK are notified, and they can't be notified if they can't be found. Imagine the terror of the families who are currently in the quarters vacated by the missing wives as notification Officer comes to their door, only to find it's the wrong address!! The rest of us (my hubby is over there, too) pay for their lack of responsibility. Make sure your friends know how important it is to let at least Rear Detachment know where they're going, even if it's just overnight. Hang in there, cookcounty! You're not alone.