Monday, August 31, 2009

Taliban purposefully attacked a medical evac op

I wonder if Farooqi, an Afghan member of parliament who was furious that NATO forces captured a taliban leader at a medical facility, will be as furious that the taliban purposefully attacked a medical evacuation aircraft. I won't be holding my breath.

H/T: Milnews

From ISAF

KABUL, Afghanistan - Earlier this afternoon, an International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) convoy, in southern Afghanistan, struck an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) resulting in the wounding of soldiers. When helicopters arrived to evacuate the wounded soldiers the insurgents opened fire on the medical evacuation operation, damaging one of the helicopters.

An attack on clearly marked evacuation aircraft is in clear violation of international accords for the protection of medical personnel.

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