world

13 foreigners among 21 killed in Kabul restaurant attack

17 Comments

The requested article has expired, and is no longer available. Any related articles, and user comments are shown below.

© 2014 AFP

©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.

17 Comments
Login to comment

Insanity! When will the religious radicals and their primitive thinking be put to rest?

4 ( +4 / -0 )

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned the massacre saying that “such targeted attacks against civilians are completely unacceptable and are in flagrant breach of international humanitarian law”.

Ban Ki-moon you are and idiot if you think these militants care about international humanitarian law, surely this guy has some concept of who these people are and what these people think ?

6 ( +6 / -0 )

When will the religious radicals and their primitive thinking be put to rest?

Its right in the article:

“These invading forces have launched a brutal bombardment on civilians… and they have martyred and wounded 30 civilians. This was a revenge attack and we did it well, and we will continue to do so,” Zabihullah Mujahid said in a statement.

But for some bizarre reason, people don't want to face up to why things like this happen. Its as if they ordered the invasion of Afghanistan, and in shame seek to distance themselves from it. Only they didn't order it. So what is the problem? Why the disconnect?

One day, a handful of guys killed themselves and a bunch of people in America. So America went to Afghanistan to kill a bunch of people there, despite the overwhelming majority having nothing to do with 9/11. So some guys in Afghanistan went to Pakistan to kill unrelated but western people.

Can you all seriously not see the pattern here??

-5 ( +2 / -7 )

'When will the religious radicals and their primitive thinking be put to rest' When religion is put to rest. It won't happen in our lifetimes but we'll get there eventually. Wish I could be around to see it.

3 ( +3 / -0 )

This suicide attack has about as much to do with Islam as Predator drone attacks have to do with Christianity.

0 ( +1 / -1 )

The only pattern I see is suicide bombings on a daily basis in just about every country in the Middle East.

2 ( +3 / -1 )

Even if religion ceases to exist (which is a big if) humanity will still have other reasons to hate each other.

0 ( +0 / -0 )

But for some bizarre reason, people don't want to face up to why things like this happen. Its as if they ordered the invasion of Afghanistan, and in shame seek to distance themselves from it. Only they didn't order it. So what is the problem? Why the disconnect?

For some bizarre reason some people think, America should just take a terrorist act up the pipe and just brush it off as if it's nothing to worry about. Kool aid drinking on steroids! Astounding.

1 ( +2 / -1 )

Oil aside, the US should have done something to punish the Saudis. Every single 9/11 hijacker was a Saudi national.

3 ( +4 / -1 )

Every single 9/11 hijacker was a Saudi national.

So every single Saudi national should suffer for it. Seems to be bass4funk's logic as well.

So tell me bass, why Afghanistan and not Saudi?

For some bizarre reason some people think, America should just take a terrorist act up the pipe

I certainly would not want America to take a terrorist attack and not at least get the satisfaction of kicking a puppy. So yeah, go ahead and bomb some kids in Afghanistan. Great plan. Then get all self-righteous when Afghanis bomb some U.N. personnel. Perhaps America should respond by killing some more kids. Only this time, how about Saudi?

-6 ( +0 / -6 )

Anyone who purposefully targets civilian, whether in Afghanistan, the U.S., or elsewhere, is a cold-blooded psychopath who deserves a fate worse than death.

4 ( +4 / -0 )

'Even if religion ceases to exist...humanity will still have other reasons to hate each other' Very true, but lessening the grounds for division and hatred can only be a good thing, no?

0 ( +1 / -1 )

I certainly would not want America to take a terrorist attack and not at least get the satisfaction of kicking a puppy. So yeah, go ahead and bomb some kids in Afghanistan. Great plan. Then get all self-righteous when Afghanis bomb some U.N. personnel. Perhaps America should respond by killing some more kids. Only this time, how about Saudi?

And here we go yet, once again listening to the diatribe of liberal moonbats throwing accusations that the ONLY the US is interested in or does is just bomb and kill children mercilessly with impunity and NO remorse. After 9/11 OBL hiding and receiving aid and support from the Taliban, we went over their to dismantle the structure and weed out him and other high value targets in that country. Also, don't give me this crap, if we just left them alone, they would do the same, if you believe that, them you are drinking the absolute sweetes Kool-aid on the planet, never will happen. For both Al Qaeda and the Taliban, the US and Israel are the two countries that stand in their way for the most part. I feel bad for any innocent life lost, but you liberals neec to realize that these guys, especially the Taliban hide among the General population in the hopes that 1) they won't get droned or 2) hope they do get bombed and get enough sympathy form the international community. I don't feel anything for anyone that puts innocent children's in Harms way. If they weren't cowards, they would never do such a horrific thing, but they just don't care. Obama will NEVER put boots on the ground, he said, Afghanistan is the REAL war, he wants to use drones, so here we are. It's not ok to kill kids, but it's perfectly ok, to kill US citizens or to rape Afghani women, throw acid in their faces, behead people for dating someone, get public beatings, where is your outrage? Why you liberals want to cherry pick constantly. Kids and animals are off limits, but women and US or Israeli citizens are ok?

-2 ( +0 / -2 )

.

I don't feel anything for anyone that puts innocent children's in Harms way. If they weren't cowards, they would never do such a horrific thing, but they just don't care.

If a Taliban militant blew up an American soldier's house in Arkansas, with the soldier, his wife and two kids in it, what would you say? That the soldier put the kids in harm's way?

These guys are not walking around on their rock mountains with kids strapped to their backs. They don't have bases. They go home to their families to visit them. They go to other's houses for food and water. The American/European answer is to blow up the house and claim collateral damage, which is utter bullox.

After 9/11 OBL hiding and receiving aid and support from the Taliban, we went over their to dismantle the structure and weed out him and other high value targets in that country.

The infrastructure was not America's business. OBL and those handful of men left who were responsible for 9/11 were fair game. But it was not necessary make war on the Taliban directly to get him. In fact, the Taliban asked for proof of OBL's guilt. The Bush Admin just said to heck with that, and went straight to war. Why? Why would you support that?

America has been blowing houses up in Afghanistan for 13 years now. For what? OBL and all others believed responsible for 9/11 are dead. But America is still there. Still blowing up houses.

Just how much reprisal does American need?

Also, don't give me this crap, if we just left them alone, they would do the same, if you believe that, them you are drinking the absolute sweetes Kool-aid on the planet, never will happen.

There is no way it could have happened again, but its got nothing to do with Israel or America being in the way, if we are speaking of militaries and governments. As per the shoe bomber, average people won't just sit there and watch anymore. You could not successfully hijack a plane with a bazooka anymore, much less a box cutter.

There was time to get OBL and others in a more surgical fashion....um....like how OBL was actually gotten in the end. Instead America decided to bomb houses in Afghanistan knowing full well there would be lots of children there...um...cause that is where they live.

Saying that was no intentionally killing kids is splitting hairs and playing semantics. Its feel-good sugar coated manure.

-1 ( +0 / -1 )

If a Taliban militant blew up an American soldier's house in Arkansas, with the soldier, his wife and two kids in it, what would you say? That the soldier put the kids in harm's way?

Straw man argument, but I'll play along, if the soldier were a terrorist and he used his family as a human shield, then yes, I would say, he put his family in harm's way.

These guys are not walking around on their rock mountains with kids strapped to their backs. They don't have bases. They go home to their families to visit them.

So you are saying unequivocally for a fact that they are? How do you know where they are going? You know more than the military and the pentagon that survey these conditions and terrorist and you are certain of this and your proof is.....

They go to other's houses for food and water. The American/European answer is to blow up the house and claim collateral damage, which is utter bullox.

Not to mention supplies of mortars IEDs and other weapons, you forgot to add that in as well.

The infrastructure was not America's business. OBL and those handful of men left who were responsible for 9/11 were fair game. But it was not necessary make war on the Taliban directly to get him. In fact, the Taliban asked for proof of OBL's guilt. The Bush Admin just said to heck with that, and went straight to war. Why? Why would you support that?

Amazing, as if anyone sane believes that BS! OBL admittedly took credit for masterminding the entire operation. Khalid Sheik Muhammad, Al-Zawahiri and other high value targets also admitted to it.

"God knows it did not cross our minds to attack the Towers, but after the situation became unbearable—and we witnessed the injustice and tyranny of the American-Israeli alliance against our people in Palestine and Lebanon—I thought about it. And the events that affected me directly were that of 1982 and the events that followed—when America allowed the Israelis to invade Lebanon, helped by the U.S. Sixth Fleet. As I watched the destroyed towers in Lebanon, it occurred to me punish the unjust the same way: to destroy towers in America so it could taste some of what we are tasting and to stop killing our children and women."

Those were HIS words back in 2004, there is NO doubt who was responsible,

America has been blowing houses up in Afghanistan for 13 years now. For what? OBL and all others believed responsible for 9/11 are dead. But America is still there. Still blowing up houses.

Just how much reprisal does American need?

You mean cowardly terrorists, hiding behind innocent people. So other terrorists take their place and that means, it will stop since OBL has been killed? As long as there are terrorists and as long as they want to rage their jihad! they will keep the US, the military and the weapons factory busy!

-3 ( +0 / -3 )

Funny car: The American/European answer is to blow up the house and claim collateral damage, which is utter bullox.

And if/when Americans/Europeans kill a child then you'll have ample opportunity to criticize. But this story is about the Taliban killing innocents so you should be able to at least muster some outrage at the very minimum.

Unless you can't. You might be one of those people who criticize the West when we kill and then criticize the West when the Taliban kills. In that case, all conversations end in the same place and you're just here to feed an obsession.

-1 ( +0 / -1 )

But this story is about the Taliban killing innocents so you should be able to at least muster some outrage at the very minimum.

Superlib, courage to do what? Of course I condemn this attack if that is what you mean. Yeah, if I condemn blowing up houses while knowing the odds are high that innocents are in there, I also condemn blowing up restaurants with innocents in them. Goes without saying if you do the simple math. But those who scream "with us or against us" also seem to be rather mathematically challenged.

But if you were paying attention, I was not responding directly to this cowardly attack. I was responding to others who cannot seem to figure out that other cowardly attacks have lead to cowardly reprisals such as this, and will lead to more. I would like the cycle to stop. I would like the scum on both sides to stop.

You might be one of those people who criticize the West when we kill and then criticize the West when the Taliban kills.

I don't play sides. I leave that to stupid people. I cut straight to the source and, in this sea of misconceptions, try to straighten out the ones presented. Like people began by blaming religion. Nonsense.

Those were HIS words back in 2004, there is NO doubt who was responsible,

Bass, I suppose you wanted the Taliban to do an internet search from their stone hut of operations?

But you talk about two people are not OBL. It was OBL the Bush admin demanded be handed over.

You mean cowardly terrorists, hiding behind innocent people.

What part of this suicide attack do you think constitutes hiding? What part of going to your own home to rest in your own country do you think constitutes hiding behind innocent people?

Its the invaders hiding. Hiding in tanks and armored vehicles. Hiding in planes in the sky. Hiding at bases thousands of miles away while they pilot drones. And hiding behind walls and barricades on bases. You don't know what cowardly is.

As long as there are terrorists and as long as they want to rage their jihad! they will keep the US, the military and the weapons factory busy!

Taliban jihad was no threat to America. They may be brutal, religious nuts, but they were stabilizing Afghanistan. We could have gotten our al-Qaida targets and basically left the Taliban alone and been snug in our beds. I think the Taliban was preferable to Saddam and the Shah, but America had no problem supporting those thugs. What changed?

The U.S. military might operate on a philosophical level higher than the Taliban, but not much higher. Attempts to save innocent lives here and there are balanced by the fact that America et al. never had any business turning Afghanistan upside down to get a handful of criminals.

0 ( +0 / -0 )

Login to leave a comment

Facebook users

Use your Facebook account to login or register with JapanToday. By doing so, you will also receive an email inviting you to receive our news alerts.

Facebook Connect

Login with your JapanToday account

User registration

Articles, Offers & Useful Resources

A mix of what's trending on our other sites