Afghan police thwart suicide-bombing efforts in Khost

For Al-Shorfa.com
2010-03-09

Afghan police forces killed two male suicide bombers clad in women’s burqas on Monday (March 8th) in the south-eastern Afghan province Khost, provincial officials said.

The attackers entered two buildings near the department of tribal affairs and tried to take hostages but the police acted quickly against the bombers and saved workers and other civilians.

Provincial officials said the hours-long battle with the suicide attackers left three policemen and three ISAF soldiers with minor injuries. A Taliban statement claimed there were five attackers, but no information on the alleged other three militants was available.

Taliban insurgents started launching multiple suicide attacks last year. Since then, there have been three major coordinated attacks in Kabul, at least two in Khost, one in Helmand and still others elsewhere.

But the latest attacks that occurred in Kabul, Helmand and Khost were unsuccessful as the police and army forces eliminated the attackers and minimized police and civilian casualties.

Usually insurgents use burqas, police or army uniforms and other disguises during such attacks, but Afghan police have now proved their ability to thwart such efforts.

Some Taliban have also resorted to wearing burqas to escape from Afghan and other security forces.

Security agencies in the Gulf have been able to track money transfers whose ultimate destination is believed to be the Taliban Movement. It is believed that some donors, whether they are from the Gulf or other countries around the world, might not be aware that the money they give to the Taliban ends up funding bombing operations whose victims are innocent people.

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