Casulaties & Losses in Afghanistan (Splirt from: 12 Dec 05 Afghan IED injures 3 Cdn. soldiers)

[KevinB]

Sorry to take away from the flame feast...

FWIW a Suicide Bomber got two this early am (Afghan time) right near Camp Julien -- seems they are gunning for the ANA recently.

 

[Franko]

Any details on the attack Kev?

Regards

 

[KevinB]

Not many -- I just checked our int board and it has not been updated.

I got the attack info last night -- this am we got a sitrep that a women and child had been killed - Afghan male bomber...
  (so much for the box stock answer that they dont do that shit eh?)

Sound like it happened near the corner to Julien almost right where Cpl Murphy was killed -- I'm going downtown tomorrow (as refrenced elsewhere) and will try to headout early and check the site out.


RumInt has us losing 4-6 near Khandahar at the Opium Eradication project as we hear we lost a PSD team.  More when I get it confirmed.

 

[KevinB]

Okay it was a suicide VBIED -- apparently it tried to ram or close with a ISAF convoy right near the former ground of CJ.

3 dead -- uncertain if the woman and child where in the vehilce with the afghan male driver.

No Coalition or ISAF losses.

 

[darmil]

Thats good.What does the VB stand for I know IED.

 

[darmil]

Is it vehiclebound?

 

[PPCLI MCpl]

Vehicle Borne

 

[Armymedic]

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL43652.htm

KABUL, Dec 16 (Reuters) - An explosion in the Afghan capital Kabul on Friday damaged a NATO peacekeeping vehicle, but initial reports said there had been no casualties among the soldiers, a spokesman for the peacekeepers said.

The blast happened on a road between the Kabul zoo and the former King's palace in the west of Kabul, about 500 metres (yards) from the building where a new parliament is due to meet for the first time on Monday.

"There was an ISAF vehicle nearby and it suffered minor damage. First reports are no casualties on the ISAF side," said Major Andy Elmes of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force

 

[Good2Golf]

Similar info from www.mobycapital.com

AFGHANISTAN: SUICIDE CAR BOMB ATTACK IN KABUL
AKI, Italy

Kabul, 16 Dec. (AKI) - A car bomb exploded in the Afghan capital Kabul on Friday killing the suicide attacker and injuring two people. The blast occured near the building where Afghanistan's first parliament in more than 30 years is due to hold its first session on Monday. According to reports the explosion, which damaged a NATO peacekeeping vehicle, happened on a road between the Kabul zoo and the former King's palace in the west of the capital city.

There have been several suicide attacks in Afghanistan this year and more than 1,400 people have been killed in the escalating violence. The Taliban fighters have claimed responsibility for the previous suicide attacks attacks.

The Taliban guerillas did however fail in their vow to disrupt the September 18 elections which led to the formation of the new parliament.
The meeting of the new assembly is a culmination of a process to bring democracy to the war-ravaged country four years after the fall of the hardline Taliban regime.

p.s.  Kev, do you guys also get the ANSO reports?  They're actually pretty good OSINT.  They were right about the car, even the colour of it.  Not bad for OS stuff...

Cheers,
Duey

 

[tomahawk6]

http://www.ds-osac.org/Regions/country.cfm?country=141

 

[mcmurdock]

Any update on the "we lost a PSD team"?  Who is RumInt?  What is "a PSD team"?
Thanks.

Not many -- I just checked our int board and it has not been updated.


RumInt has us losing 4-6 near Khandahar at the Opium Eradication project as we hear we lost a PSD team.   More when I get it confirmed.

 

[COBRA-6]

Similar info from www.mobycapital.com
p.s.   Kev, do you guys also get the ANSO reports?   They're actually pretty good OSINT.   They were right about the car, even the colour of it.   Not bad for OS stuff...

Cheers,
Duey

I was very impressed by the accuracy on this one, also with the various warning signs that have been observed before some of the attacks...

 

[KevinB]

Yup --- the int has been pretty good.

In fact we had closed Massoud Ave to the public last week due to some pretyt specific int...


*I cant comment on the other stuff WRT the Opium Erradication mission.

 

[Good2Golf]

http://www.ds-osac.org/Regions/country.cfm?country=141

Tomohawk6, thanks!  That's a good one too!

Cheers,
Duey

 

[KevinB]

Duey -- you check the scoreboard for the weeks ops? 


3 LOUD Bangs this morning west of US Embassy -- more to follow

 

[Good2Golf]

Duey -- you check the scoreboard for the weeks ops? 


3 LOUD Bangs this morning west of US Embassy -- more to follow

Aye, Kev!

5 big ones further west of our loc at ~1530(L) this aft.  I was nicely falling asleep to the Apaches circling over head...even built that into a nice little nappy-dream, then the thumps woke me up....

p.s.  how are the AK's working out?

Cheers,
Duey

 

[KevinB]

Yeah a buddy (another ex Patricia) and I where running around the track at the Cafe and we saw soem Apaches' and Blackhawks -- I guess my MP3 player was too loud though I did not hear the bangs.

I will tell you how the AK's work tomorrow - 50% I had to condem - unfortunate as some only where missing a buttstock - but the Inshallha aiming method does not cut it for westerners  - but 50% look serviceable enough to warrant a test fire.

Cheers

Kevin