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Zorro

(15,691 posts)
Mon Nov 2, 2020, 04:46 PM Nov 2020

Islamic State attack on Kabul University kills 22, wounds 22

Source: Washington Post

An hours-long siege on Kabul University claimed by the Islamic State left at least 22 dead and 22 wounded Monday after two gunmen stormed the campus, took several students hostage and battled security forces for hours before the scene was cleared and all hostages were freed.

The attack in Afghanistan's capital began with an explosion at the gates of the university just before 11 a.m. Monday.
Thousands of students fled, but a number trapped inside began posting to social media describing seeing classmates gunned down.

“God give patience, my classmates martyred and wounded in front of my eyes, and I am taken hostage,” Qaseem Kohestani, a fourth-year student at the university’s public policy school, posted to Facebook.

A law student told The Washington Post that dozens of students and some professors were taken hostage in the attack. The student spoke on the condition of anonymity because of security concerns.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/kabul-university-attack-hostages-afghan/2020/11/02/ca0f1b6a-1ce7-11eb-ad53-4c1fda49907d_story.html

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Islamic State attack on Kabul University kills 22, wounds 22 (Original Post) Zorro Nov 2020 OP
They must be mistaken. Puppet told me he'd personally destroyed ISIS bbrady42 Nov 2020 #1
So much for Pompeo's wonderful "peace deal." PSPS Nov 2020 #2
IS is not a party to that deal. maxsolomon Nov 2020 #7
not a word from the White House about it, natch RussBLib Nov 2020 #3
God... ck4829 Nov 2020 #4
WHAT THE FUCK?! Behind the Aegis Nov 2020 #5
Just humans being humans. Sapient Donkey Nov 2020 #10
Awful. No doubt, the Taliban have a solution: close the University. maxsolomon Nov 2020 #6
wait, wasn't tRump just bragging about how he made a peace deal and was bringing troops home? yaesu Nov 2020 #8
Religion is poison. Codeine Nov 2020 #9
Agree. Turin_C3PO Nov 2020 #11
K and R for visibility...Thank You For Posting this.. Stuart G Nov 2020 #12

RussBLib

(8,984 posts)
3. not a word from the White House about it, natch
Mon Nov 2, 2020, 05:21 PM
Nov 2020

How many times have Trump's pronouncements turned around to bite him in the ass?

I've lost count.

Behind the Aegis

(53,833 posts)
5. WHAT THE FUCK?!
Mon Nov 2, 2020, 06:06 PM
Nov 2020

I don't know I missed this story! I was watching the breaking news about the attack in Vienna and saw the news about Kabul! WHAT THE EVER-LOVING FUCK is going on!?

for the dead and their families!

maxsolomon

(32,992 posts)
6. Awful. No doubt, the Taliban have a solution: close the University.
Mon Nov 2, 2020, 06:09 PM
Nov 2020

Boko Haram, as they say in Nigeria.

The IS is not part of the US/Taliban peace deal, and it won't stop when the Taliban take over (which they will).

Trump, and, frankly, most of America could give a fuck about the daily toll of Terror in Afghanistan.

yaesu

(8,020 posts)
8. wait, wasn't tRump just bragging about how he made a peace deal and was bringing troops home?
Mon Nov 2, 2020, 07:11 PM
Nov 2020

must have been another orange cloud of fart speech.

 

Codeine

(25,586 posts)
9. Religion is poison.
Mon Nov 2, 2020, 07:23 PM
Nov 2020

I’m increasingly fed up with people who propagate this Bronze Age bullshit, no matter the particular flavor. Idiocy and mental filth.

Turin_C3PO

(13,650 posts)
11. Agree.
Tue Nov 3, 2020, 12:19 PM
Nov 2020

I know plenty of nice, sane, religious people but there’s far too many extremists, Islamic, Christian, etc. The good thing is that every year the amount of people who claim no religion goes up. At some point they’ll be the majority and some of this shit will lessen.

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