Two More NATO Soldiers Killed In Afghanistan By Afghani Soldier

[Sir Winston Churchill]

KABUL (Reuters) - Two NATO soldiers were shot dead on Thursday by two Afghans, including a man believed to be a soldier, NATO said, an attack that is likely to raise further questions about the future of the country's struggling security forces.
The killings in south Afghanistan came after two senior U.S. officers were gunned down in the heart of Afghanistan's Interior Ministry on Saturday by what Afghan security officials say was a police intelligence official.
That attack stunned NATO and cast doubt on its strategy of replacing large combat units with advisers as the alliance tries to wind down the war, now in its eleventh year.
NATO immediately moved to withdraw all its advisers from Afghan ministries in Kabul, followed by Britain, Germany and Canada.
The Obama administration will not swerve from plans to move into an advisory role in Afghanistan, U.S. officials say. But Afghan officials worry that further attacks by Afghan forces on Western troops could damage ties with NATO.
At least five NATO soldiers have been killed by Afghan security forces since the burning of copies of the Koran at a NATO base last month triggered widespread protests.
According to the U.S. Pentagon, around 70 members of the NATO force were killed in 42 insider attacks from May 2007 through January 2012.

http://news.yahoo.com/two-nato-soldi...090037601.html

Afghanistan needs to control it's goddamn military, this has gotten too far out of hand. It's one thing if the rioting populace is causing murders, but when soldiers within the state military begin opening fire and killing what should be friendly foreign troops, wars have been started for less. I don't care how many Korans were burned, it's no excuse for murder. Displeasure and protest? Yes. Murder? No. Then again I guess in the Muslim Shari'a view of justice it's expected to have people killed over a book.

[Eofor]

So where does the article mention the Koran burnings being the motivation for these murders?

[Heinz Guderian]

i thought the Pentagon said they would stop reporting these kind of incidents because it was bad for morale?

[mAIOR]

And bad for their Soldier's health apparently. All that inhaled smoke had some effect I see...



Cheers...

[Heinz Guderian]

If i had Hippie Lettuce growing right outside my door living in a tolerant society, i would be off my tits for most of the day too.

[mAIOR]

If i had Hippie Lettuce growing right outside my door living in a tolerant society, i would be off my tits for most of the day too.

Oh you misunderstood me. I was merely jesting about the soldiers having died from the burning of the Coran through smoke inhaling. In Afghanistan as in many countries in the area (northern india for example) smoking cannabis and derivatives (Manilla cream, yum!) is cultural and highly spiritual (after a good dose of Black Bombay you'll get spiritual too). And it doesn't stop them from anything apparently. Anyway, I just meant that NATO got it coming. I mean what would happen if an invading force of Afghans burned bibles in the middle of Hick country in the US of A? I'm surprised it was only two of them.

I tried being off my tits for most of the day but it gets boring after a while... I can honestly say that computer games (especially total war ones) get much more interesting and fun. Sometimes I have to stop myself being a stereotype imitating Keanu Reaves. "Whoa... dude... that was like; awesome..."



Cheers...

[s.rwitt]

They are.

[Kanaric]

If i had Hippie Lettuce growing right outside my door living in a tolerant society, i would be off my tits for most of the day too.

In English?

[Lawrence of Arabia]

In English?

If he had marijuana growing outside of his house and lived in a society tolerant enough to use it then he'd be high all day.

[Heinz Guderian]

Its a veritable candy store for the average ANA soldier. You have your Sticky Icky, if you aint partial to that, you can try some Victorian Gentleman's Delight or some John Belushi Reaper. Right off your own farm/front yard.

In English?

the soil and climate in Afghanistan is ideal for the cultivation (be that through natural weed or intervention) of marijuana thus making it readily available to average ANA soldier, who just want to relax man. you know? just chill mon. You listen to Cypress Hill bra? They still relevant.

[Gambrinous]

the soil and climate in Afghanistan is ideal for the cultivation (be that through natural weed or intervention) of marijuana

Was going to come in here and question the reasoning for this war in the first place, but then I read this and my faith in the war effort has been fully restored.

[Gatsby]

I've got a solution. Religious fundamentalism feeds on the support of angry, poverty-stricken people, yes?

Afghanistan is perfect for marijuana production, yes?

The USA and the UK legalise marijuana, Afghanistan becomes major trading partner, less insurgents as there is now a functioning Afghan economy and less foreign occupation because there's less insurgency.

Marijuana is the answer! :

[Poet]

I've got a solution. Religious fundamentalism feeds on the support of angry, poverty-stricken people, yes?

Afghanistan is perfect for marijuana production, yes?

The USA and the UK legalise marijuana, Afghanistan becomes major trading partner, less insurgents as there is now a functioning Afghan economy and less foreign occupation because there's less insurgency.

Marijuana is the answer! :

Tho you were not serious apparently but I heard that opium sells like hot cakes to pharmacist companies. They use opium in different expensive medicine. American drug mafia and Afghan war lords certainly get more money through selling this death to youth, but intl community may help legalizing opium production for positive purposes and certainly Afghanistan can earn hell lot of money and it's poverty stricken people can get normal life.

[Heinz Guderian]

This is worth making a sig but I already have one 'good' sig. On a serious note what dumb 5 years doesn't know that Afghans are most sensitive among Muslims about Qur'an and Islam, what dumb could expect some different reaction? Seriously tell me. If that was not with bad intentions (I can't believe that after 9/11 an American soldier would burn Qur'an and wouldn't enjoy this), best way was to ask Afghan Govt. to dispose off those old Qur'ans. Lastly one fun fact, if any Christian burns Qur'an for sake of fun he must know that he burns 25 times the word of Isa (Jesus pbuh) and 5 times the name of our Prophet (pbuh).

Brilliantly put Poet. Rep+

I've got a solution. Religious fundamentalism feeds on the support of angry, poverty-stricken
Marijuana is the answer! :

Not only that, have you tried heroin? It's like the feeling you get from the best sex but x 100. A stan can easily make enough for the whole world be that morphine or diamorphine. And it's the best quality. I would take the pepsi challenge on that Thai smack any day. As soon as you inject you know if it's from Helmand.

[YukonTrooper]

Not only that, have you tried heroin? It's like the feeling you get from the best sex but x 100.

It's like kissing God.

[Heinz Guderian]

Thanks Lawrence. Thats what i meant. Finding it hard to concentrate right now. Really hungry. Bloodshot eyes. I think i have an allergy.

[Lawrence of Arabia]

Thanks Lawrence. Thats what i meant. Finding it hard to concentrate right now. Really hungry. Bloodshot eyes. I think i have an allergy.

I think you're experiencing the effects of smoking marijuana.

[s.rwitt]

you're not thirsty are you? cuz if so it may be a snakebite.

[Kitsunegari]

I'm pretty sure Afghani refers to the currency of Afghanistan lol

[Gatsby]

I really don't see the point anymore. Afghanistan is clearly not choking for democracy right now, and West has delivered a severe blow to international terrorism. Let them descend back into islamic theocracy for a few decades, then one day when they're ready they'll make their own sane country instead of us forcing it on them.