Taliban’s “Operation Martyrdom” Underway in Afghan Capitol – US Embassy Targeted
Posted by Jim Hoft on Tuesday, September 13, 2011, 4:40 AM
Explosions and gun battles broke out in Central Kabul, near the Indian and the US embassies today. Sources told NDTV that all Indians in Kabul were safe. The gunfire was reported from Charai Abdul Square, about 100 metres away from the US embassy.
At least five and up to 10 explosions were reported.
NDTV also has video.
The Taliban has claimed responsibility.
CBS News reported:
A complicated attack involving multiple gunmen and apparent suicide bombers was underway in the heart of the Afghan capital Tuesday morning, and it appeared to be focused near the U.S. Embassy.
CBS News staff in Kabul reported hearing heavy gunfire and at least seven explosions, some of them large. The situation was described as “chaotic”, and Reuters news agency said at least four people were wounded.
A Taliban spokesman claimed there were several militants inside at least one building near the embassy district in Kabul, and that the targets of the attack were Afghan government ministries and the intelligence services.
Mohammed Zahir, a police official in Kabul, told the Associated Press that a group of gunmen were firing from a tall office building under construction near the U.S. Embassy.
CBS News’ Fazul Rahim reports that sirens could be heard wailing from the U.S. Embassy compound, and there were announcements carried over loudspeakers warning people to remain indoors. Rahim says he saw at least one rocket hit the roof of a building directly behind the embassy.
The Taliban’s primary website ran a statement Tuesday morning saying “Operation Martyrdom” was underway in the Afghan capital.
Yesterday it was reported that Barack Obama gave his blessing to the Taliban to open political offices in Qatar.
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RightOne40 commented:
My brother is at the embassy, just got an email, staff in lockdown…my brother is safe…thank god.
listingstarbpard commented:
And Republicans are tearing each other apart on National TV over stupid vaccines. Really?? Obama is methodically and systematically destroying our country aided by the Communist Party in partnership with the Unions. The Republicans have their opportunity during the debates to hammer away at OBAMA and instead they whine endlessley about NOTHING.
gary gulrud commented:
Having the ad launch on open really sucks.
I watch 5% of these things for content, 0% for the ads.
jorgen commented:
If the Taliban wasn’t Obama’s friends, I would have thought they were at war with the US.
D W Pepper commented:
Nuke now before it’s too late !!!!
Warthog commented:
Ah, a suicide mission. It’s hard to absolutely defend against those and still conduct operations. At the end of the day, the Taliban might get lucky and maybe nail a few Afghan janators or a low-level American office worker.
This will be at the cost of this squad of gunmen trapped in the building under construction. If the Taliban is stupid, which they are, the gunmen will be identifiable some way and their connections traced. Their names will be entered into the relationship tracking software and a little clearer picture will be formed. Which mosque did these guys go to? Who were they seen speaking to? A few American dollars (even as debased as they are today) can start a few tongues wagging. Then we start to see who is in this relationship web and up the line we go. People are watched, some are rounded up for questioning, maybe one or two let something slip or have something on their phone or computer.
A month later, a little group planning another such attack is surprised and bewildered by an AGM-114 Hellfire flying in through the window. But they thought (note the past-tense there) it could never happen to us we are too clever and too careful.
(I bet Osama thought that too…)
Bitter Clinger commented:
Imagine the US Embassy being held hostage just like in Tehran in 1979! God forbid!! 444 days of America Held Hostage. Currently, there are 494 days until The Won is ousted and an American sits in the Oval office.
RIghtone40: Prayers for your brother and all of our brothers and sisters there.
L. E. Liesner commented:
More of what we can expect to reap from the “Win the hearts and minds of the people” plan. Fighting a war that our government doesn’t want to win is as silly as taking a shower with your raincoat on. Either win the damn thing or get the hell out.
Coasta commented:
Prayers sent to the Heavens!
Dave-O commented:
Can someone ask Jay Carney (or better yet, Obama) just how those peace talks with the Taliban are working out??
kato commented:
We haven’t heard much from the Blowhard-in-chief. I read articles yesterday about the attack on the Israeli embassy, the rise of Islamist elements among the Libyan rebels (who we support), the saber-rattling by the Turks, the ongoing mess in Afghanistan, and even the Chinese interest in Italy’s sovereign debt, and I looked in vain for even a single mention of either Obama or Hillary.
I guess we’re leading from way behind these days.
In particular, I blame the problems Israel is having with both Turkey and Egypt on the dereliction of duty shown by this administration. At least I hope it’s dereliction and not a case of Obama sending out all the wrong signals.
Obama is, it would appear, is as clueless about geopolitics as he is about economics. But, what can one expect from a teleprompter-reading errand boy?
vagabond trader commented:
This so reminds me of Nam and we know how well that ended. When the pols don’t have the will to win they should never be allowed send our military into harms way.
LibertyAtStake commented:
One word. Tet.
if BHO and the Progressives are too dumb to lear from history, that doesn’t mean the Taliban is.
d(^_^)b
http://libertyatstake.blogspot.com/
“Because the Only Good Progressive is a Failed Progressive”
Ripped commented:
Probably shooting up the Embassy with weapons they stole from the stockpile over in Libya, they we gave them access to.
So does this mean the Taliban is our enemy again?
pink tie Republican commented:
General Sherman: “Moderation in warfare is imbecility”.
Bush, and now Obama, never had to learn that lesson.
More Liberty commented:
I served three tours in Iraq as a Marine. My son is 2 1/2 years old, and my daughter is 4. I sure help we aren’t still in this crap hole of a country guarding their borders and fighting for them. We need to just stop wasting taxpayer dollars in Pakistan, Iraq, Yeman, Libya and Afghanistan. Spend the money in the USA, or give it back to the taxpayers.
Empires fall – every single one of them have.
More Liberty commented:
Since old Santorum is so gung-ho about decade long wars, maybe he and Obama could live at a combat outpost for a few weeks. Mean while, the USA borders are wide open.
Way to go Neocons and liberals.
jorgen commented:
#14 So does this mean the Taliban is our enemy again?
No, it means the US has to appease the Taliban twice as much.
Andreas K. commented:
Warthog, for stupid people the talis are doing remarkably well. Well enough to evade and escape the most beefed up militaries of the world for a decade. Sure, they lost a couple of leaders and plenty of soldiers, but here’s the problem: They don’t care. They fight the “great satan” and believe that they will go straight to paradise when they die.
It also doesn’t help the US and her allies have been bugged down by politicians, the media, every screaming left winger, and stupid regulations.
Those stupid people have been holding out longer than the Nazis and Japanese fascists together. And given the current course of surrender in western governments, they will win this. I expect A-stan to be back under tali control within 10 years after the Western withdrawl (very likely sooner.)
No, the talis aren’t stupid. They are mad, yes, but not stupid. They know exactly how to play this game. What are a couple of peons lost in the greater cause?
Ken Moore commented:
“Little Bang – Big Media”
From Michael Yon: “Today there were some attacks far away in Kabul. The attacks meant practically nothing from a military perspective but they garnered much press. We’ve seen this unfold many times in many places. Another case of little bang, big media.” http://www.michaelyon-online.com/afghan-faces.htm
burt commented:
Save the money. Stop building.