22 NATO Supply Trucks Destroyed in Bombing

[truth2power]

Source: Reuters

22 trucks transporting supplies and fuel for NATO's U.S.-led occupation of Afghanistan were destroyed by a bomb early Wednesday morning, local officials report.

Afghan firefighters spray water on burning NATO supply trucks in Samangan province on Wednesday. (photo: Reuters) The truck convoy had been parked overnight in the northern Afghan province of Samangan after crossing from Uzbekistan.

The Washington Post describes the Samangan area as a "key route for the NATO coalition and U.S. troops."

edit: Here's a Reuters source...

Taliban Bomb Destroys 22 NATO Supply Trucks in Afghan North

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/18/us-afghanistan-nato-trucks-idUSBRE86H0DS20120718


Read more: http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/07/18

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Nothing to do with the ongoing drone strikes, I'm sure.

Note: I don't know if The Star is considered a mainstream source. Probably not. But it's what the Common Dreams article is sourced from. I can try to find another source.

[sinkingfeeling]

1. Hey, the GOP will just have to cut another 300,000 kids from the lunch program

to pay for it. You know we can't possibly let the automatic budget cuts happen to the Pentagon!

[xchrom]

2. here's a BBC source

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18882247

[truth2power]

3. Thanks, xchrom. I did go back and find a Reuter's source also.

[DURHAM D]

4. Wow - 22 fuel trucks parked over night.

Why would you park them so close to each? Seems odd - they just placed a bomb in one truck and it takes out 21 more.


There will be more to this story...

Thanks for link.

[msongs]

5. rollin' rollin' rollin', keep those doggies rollin' - guess there is no overnight delivery there nt