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January 29, 2011
Deadly Attack by Taliban in Kabul Sought to Kill Head of Blackwater
By Sheila Samples
The Taliban claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb attack on Friday at a supermarket in the capital frequented by foreigners. They said the strike was aimed at killing the head of the private security company Blackwater. "This is your security!" the man wailed to the crowd as rescue workers and the police looked on. "You can't even provide security in Kabul; how can you secure the whole country?"
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The Taliban claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb attack on Friday at a supermarket in the capital frequented by foreigners. They said the strike was aimed at killing the head of the private security company Blackwater. "This is your security!" the man wailed to the crowd as rescue workers and the police looked on. "You can't even provide security in Kabul; how can you secure the whole country?"Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.