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Attack at Wrong Door Turns Into Fatal Mistake for the Taliban, Reports Say
The New York Times ^ | MARCH 28, 2014 | ROD NORDLAND and JAWAD SUKHANYAR

Posted on 03/29/2014 5:03:38 AM PDT by knittnmom

KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban assailants apparently thought they were attacking an unprotected Christian-run day care center. But they mistakenly burst into the compound next door, where an American government contractor’s employees were heavily armed and ready, according to accounts that the contractor and the Afghan police gave on Friday of a wild four-hour shootout here.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; daycare; jawadsukhanyar; newyorktimes; rodnordland; taliban; terrorism; terrorists; waronterror
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1 posted on 03/29/2014 5:03:38 AM PDT by knittnmom
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WOW —


2 posted on 03/29/2014 5:12:31 AM PDT by Uncle Chip
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Drats! This stuff never happens near my home.


3 posted on 03/29/2014 5:13:33 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy
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Christian day center normally has the doors open and no armed guards.

In a Muslim country I see a huge target sign on them.


4 posted on 03/29/2014 5:13:59 AM PDT by riverrunner
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So did the attackers.


5 posted on 03/29/2014 5:16:13 AM PDT by Balding_Eagle (Over production, one of the top 5 worries for the American Farmer every year.)
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To: knittnmom

Knock,knock,candy gram!


6 posted on 03/29/2014 5:19:06 AM PDT by Dr. Ursus
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knock, knock..... LANDSHARK!


7 posted on 03/29/2014 5:20:52 AM PDT by SERE_DOC ( “The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it.” TJ.)
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To: knittnmom
An good morning, news...Taliban killed.
Christian children be-headings averted for now.
how do I know? ..they're going after children..terrorism, its
what they do, cowards specifically attack children.

8 posted on 03/29/2014 5:22:44 AM PDT by skinkinthegrass (The end move in politics is always to pick up a gun..0'Caligula / 0'Reid / 0'Pelosi)
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Land Sharks!


9 posted on 03/29/2014 5:24:27 AM PDT by Usagi_yo (Journalticion -- journalist + politician. Used to be called propagandist.)
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To: knittnmom

Providence.


10 posted on 03/29/2014 5:28:40 AM PDT by Springfield Reformer (Winston Churchill: No Peace Till Victory!)
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A bit of good news to start the weekend, ehh ? !

11 posted on 03/29/2014 5:33:02 AM PDT by tomkat
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To: knittnmom

Humans are often shocked by the stupidity of moslems.


12 posted on 03/29/2014 5:33:39 AM PDT by LyinLibs (If victims of islam were more "islamophobic," maybe they'd still be alive.)
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To: riverrunner

Terminally stupid. Operating a “faith-based day care center” in Kabul without security is just offering the kids to murderers.

By the grace of God, the kids are alive today. Maybe the parents will figure it out that they better do something different from here on.


13 posted on 03/29/2014 5:34:47 AM PDT by Chainmail (A simple rule of life: if you can be blamed, you're responsible.)
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bump for later

“Smile! You’re on CANDID CLAYMORE!”


14 posted on 03/29/2014 5:35:12 AM PDT by Redleg Duke ("Madison, Wisconsin is 30 square miles surrounded by reality.", L. S. Dryfusbutcher)
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To: knittnmom

Whoops, sorry, we were trying to kill the little Christian kids.


15 posted on 03/29/2014 5:35:43 AM PDT by demshateGod (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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To: knittnmom
What in the heck are soccer mom's doing in Kabul, Afghanistan ...WITH THEIR KIDS?


16 posted on 03/29/2014 5:37:54 AM PDT by moovova
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Humans are often shocked by the stupidity of moslems.

Not really... : ^ )

17 posted on 03/29/2014 5:46:43 AM PDT by Popman ("Resistance to Tyrants is Obedience to God" - Thomas Jefferson)
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“Smile! You’re on CANDID CLAYMORE!...............................We always thought they looked like a Polaroid camera of that time.


18 posted on 03/29/2014 5:51:19 AM PDT by Bringbackthedraft (2016 an election or a coronation of a Queen?)
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To: moovova

Probably contractors


19 posted on 03/29/2014 5:52:07 AM PDT by AppyPappy
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To: knittnmom

The contractor group is named Roots of Peace. Wonderful irony.


20 posted on 03/29/2014 5:55:59 AM PDT by edpc (Wilby 2016)
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