Monday, June 10, 2013

The Taliban attacked the International Committee of the Red Cross in Afghanistan on 5/29/13. The 2 hour assault was the first time the aid org. had been attacked in 26 yrs. in Afghanistan

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6/10/13, "Kabul airport targeted in ongoing Taliban attack," thepeninsulaqatar.com

"In another recent attack to shake confidence in Afghanistan's prospects after 2014, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) offices in the eastern city of Jalalabad were attacked on May 29.

The two-hour assault, which left one Afghan guard dead, was the first time ICRC offices have been targeted in Afghanistan since the aid organisation began work in the country 26 years ago.

The Taliban, who were ousted from power in Kabul in 2001 for sheltering the Al-Qaeda militants behind the 9/11 attacks, have fought a long and bloody insurgency against Karzai's US-backed government." (AFP)

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