Blast kills 12 civilians in west Afghanistan

[Coventina]

Source: Reuters

HERAT, Afghanistan July 20 (Reuters) - A roadside bomb killed 12 Afghan traders as they drove through Afghanistan's remote west on Monday in an attack apparently meant for Afghan or foreign troops, witnesses and officials said.

Highly destructive home-made bombs planted in the road are by far the most deadly weapons used by the Taliban and other insurgents, frequently killing civilians as well as the security forces they traditionally target.

"I saw 12 men were killed and four were wounded," Abdul Razzaq Samadi, a local tribal chief who was at the scene of the blast, told Reuters.

"I took four wounded men to the hospital. Their condition was not good," he said.

The blast happened on a dirt road that links two districts in Farah province, where Taliban insurgents usually plant roadside bombs to target convoys of foreign and government troops, Samadi said.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSISL485067

[timeforpeace]

1. Finally, some Iraq-style reporting out of Afghanistan. Thought the media had forgotten about it.

[ohio2007]

2. journalists avoid doing field work in Afghanistan for reason few want to know

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=deb_1237498427

[ohio2007]

3. Marines drop 1,000 lb bomb on 1,600 BAILS of poppy seed ( video)

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=104_1248212823

May not be changing the hearts and minds of many but if the farmers can't plant it,
the Taliban can't collect it.
Guess this means the price of heroin in Iran will eventually increase some time next year.