November 06, 2008

Taliban Kills 25 in Pakistan

ROP:

At least 23 persons were killed and 45 others injured on Thursday as a result of a suicide attack on a traditional tribal jirga at Batmalai village of Salarzai in Bajaur Agency.

Around 250 tribal elders from Bajaur Agency had held a jirga to discuss ways and means for organising a traditional lashkar against militants in the area. All of a sudden a suicide bomber entered the premises and blew himself up with explosive material which was tied up with his body. As a result, 23 people including many leading tribal elders were killed and more than 45 injured. The condition of over 24 persons has been reported as critical.

Just today, the official Taliban website claimed that Americans were the ones indiscriminately killing people.


Oh, yeah, Samir Khan claimed the same thing, calling our troops "cowards".

By Rusty Shackleford, Ph.D. at 05:04 PM | |