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Taliban Truck Bomb Kills 13 Kids in Kabul

By the Associated Press

Posted Jul 9, 2009 5:46 AM CDT
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(AP) – A massive truck bomb near Kabul killed 25 people today, including 13 primary school students, and sent pieces of the vehicle flying more than a mile from the blast, reports the AP. The truck overturned in the road last night, and when police arrived this morning to clear the way the bomb detonated. Another two schoolchildren were wounded and three others are still missing.

As the Times of London reports, Western officials in Afghanistan had heard substantial "chatter" about a Taliban truck bomb in the capital ahead of next month's presidential elections. Some speculated that the overturned truck was on its way to Kabul and was intended to target a government or UN location. Another bombing in the south of Afghanistan killed two NATO soldiers.

People stand around the crater caused by a bomb blast today that killed at least 25 people, including several primary school students, on the main road to Kabul from Logar province, Afghanistan.
People stand around the crater caused by a bomb blast today that killed at least 25 people, including several primary school students, on the main road to Kabul from Logar province, Afghanistan.   (AP Photo)
Mourners cry at a funeral for an earlier bombing victim. A truck bomb today killed 25 people, including 13 children.
Mourners cry at a funeral for an earlier bombing victim. A truck bomb today killed 25 people, including 13 children.   (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
This map shows the site of the blast. Some officials think the bomb was intended to be detonated in Kabul.
This map shows the site of the blast. Some officials think the bomb was intended to be detonated in Kabul.   (Y. Yajima)
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Reader65069154
Jul 9, 2009 12:09 PM CDT
When you boil this incident down to its essence, it's hard to wrap your head around it. We are stalemated in a conflict against people who blow up children in the name of religion.
doingtherightthing
Jul 9, 2009 1:53 AM CDT
bottom line these Talibans are killers and thugs. Intent was to kill something. They don't know for sure who they intended to kill. Bastards........nuke the area.......
nevets
Jul 9, 2009 1:31 AM CDT
Did you even read the summary? If experts are saying it was intended for another location, then they weren't trying to blow up the children.

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