Man dies after trying to lay an anti-tank mine in eastern Afghanistan

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[chance33_98]

Man dies after trying to lay an anti-tank mine in eastern Afghanistan

Posted by Afgha.com on Sunday, November 10 2002 @ 07:10:46 CET (35 reads)

Associated Press - World Politics - via Yahoo News Sat Nov 9,12:07 PM ET

KHOST, Afghanistan - An anti-tank mine exploded in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing a man who was apparently trying to mine a road used by U.S. Special Forces troops searching for Taliban and al-Qaida militants, an Afghan official said.

The man, whose identity was unknown, was trying to lay the mine on the road about seven kilometers (four miles) southeast of the Afghan city of Khost, near the Pakistani border, said Khost official Gulkhider, who like many Afghans uses only one name.

The mine might have exploded because the man was not familiar with the device and mishandled it, the official said.

[blam]

Good!

[Pookie Me]

trying to lay an anti-tank mine in eastern Afghanistan

Will deviancy never end? I mean, first goats, then trying to get lucky with an anti-tank mine? I guess he gots familiar real fast like..

Pookie & ME

[Cobra64]

Just by Chance did you miss the "Darwin Alert?"

[BradyLS]

Terrorists will do anything!

[tet68]

The mine might have exploded because the man was not familiar with the device and mishandled it, the official said.


Chances are good. Mother always warned me about that.
"Don't remove the arming wire until you have the weapon in place, and for Gods sake quit juggling those grenates!"

[exit82]

a "Huh,...Hold my Camel" alert, for sure.

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[martin_fierro]

Too bad, so sad, buh-bye.

[Cicero]

The late unlamented.

[Yardstick]

Yeesh, anti-tank mine. That must have been a mess. That, or he was vaporized and blew away with the breeze.

[tet68]

Guess the "Concert for a land mine free world" didn't do him any good.

He must have been trying to booby trap it, usually it takes
quite a bit to set AT mines off.

"Here hold my beer, that last mine is sticking up a bit in the middle, I'll just stamp it dow....."

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Another work accident, hehehe.

These terrorist idiots are knocking themselves off faster than we are. Good work, Ahkmed. How's paradise? What's that, why is the A/C not running and a large red devil guy poking you in the butt with a pitchfork? Your imam didn't tell you about this? Have fun and enjoy your stay in hell, buddy!

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

The mine might have exploded because the man was not familiar with the device and mishandled it...

Good al-Qaeda training is hard to find when the senior lieutenants keep getting knocked off.

[RonF]

Some people would have it that we shouldn't call our Afghan operations a success because we can't find Osama, etc., etc. But denying al-Queda their numerous training bases there will have an ever-widening effect.

Probably about 100 yards wide for this guy....

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

I'll bet there wasn't enough left of this guy to fill a Zip-Loc freezer bag.

[Jonah Hex]

Man dies after trying to lay an anti-tank mine in eastern Afghanistan

So much for safe sex.....

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[cynwoody]

In Israel this call this sort of incident a "work accident".