4 killed in assassination bid on Afghan president

Monday 28th April, 04:27 AM JST

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NuckinFutz at 06:34 PM JST - 27th April

This really makes you wonder who's in charge of his security detail huh? Would'nt it make sense to clear ALL overlooking houses BEFORE stepping out in public?
adaydream at 04:15 AM JST - 28th April

It's pretty bad when the president of the country, that we liberated, isn't safe to make a speach.

Like Nuckin mentioned above, we don't check out every place that could be a line of fire? The Afghanistan security force blundered.
rjd_jr at 10:15 AM JST - 28th April

Well here's the deal. I was looking at a few pictures from the incident, and one shot shows two guys that clearly look like private security guys taking cover behind a vehicle (Blackwater maybe). According to AP the "militants" attacked from a three story guesthouse 300 yards away. Now get this, apparently the entire area where the president was speaking was scoured and checked for days to ensure security. Even with all that, they still were able to brazenly attack.

Just last week a Marine unit was sent to Afghanistan to cooperate with the British military. This is an ominous sign for sure, fighting two wars on two fronts, when America can least afford to.
skipthesong at 05:46 PM JST - 28th April

when America can least afford to." Actually, America can't afford diddle!
unscrejects at 09:37 PM JST - 28th April

What about all those weapons on the parade square? Unloaded! That answers the question - this guy Karzai (ex-coke manager or something like that)is not in there because the people picked him. So I'd have to tip my hat off to him for at least stepping outside. I can image that not more than a handful of locals don't want to see him go. To the rest? The sooner he was gone the better. There's Dostum's people, Najibula's people with their payback, there's Massud's people... Karzai? When the heck did he ever earn the right to be calling the shots (or pretending to be)?

And the security for the whole event was in the hands of the mercenaries. They screwed up.