US Troops Kill Kabul Imam in ‘Unfortunate Incident’
Protests in Afghan Capital as NATO Expresses Regret
Mohammad Yonus, the imam of the Paktia Kowt Mosque in the Afghan capital city of Kabul, was killed today by American troops while sitting in his car.
Yonus was reportedly in his car with three of his sons waiting for his other son to arrive. A US convoy saw the parked car and decided it was a “threatening vehicle,” opening fire and killing Yonus. His sons were not injured in the shooting.
Locals said the convoy did not even stop after the shooting, and identified the attackers as American. Yonus was rushed to the hospital but died of his injuries shortly thereafter.
The killing sparked protests in front of a military base in Kabul, and once again brought attention to the growing problem of civilian killings by the international forces in the nation.
NATO spokesmen called the killing an “unfortunate incident” and expressed regret over shooting the imam. They promised that his family would receive an undisclosed amount of money to compensate them for the killing.
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January 28th, 2010 at 11:09 am
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Jaime
January 29th, 2010 at 3:01 am
The criminals at work again.
paulBass
January 28th, 2010 at 9:13 pm
wow these crazy and violent muslims, they can find any reason to protest our wonderful civilization.
don't they realize that he was killed with democracy and freedom.
im just glad in the year 2010 the people of this benevolent country still find it in their hearts to demand more revenge for an attack 9 years ago committed by other people.
these people must truly be something evil if they can not takes something as small as being killed with out resorting to smears and slander with their bogus "protest"
fuck you USA
paul
MoT
January 29th, 2010 at 5:35 am
They don't even slow down to give you the finger? Now that ain't right. So now you have to settle with some lead in your chest and to shut the hell up? And the Obamerhoids and fellow Cling-ons all think their shit don't stink so those ungrateful rag heads should be "grateful" for our feigned regrets and hush money payments. Bet you the money is marked and once the weapons are bought with the dirty dollars, and some punk "peace keepers" are deep sixed with them, you'll find they'll trace it back to the source. If the family were wise they'd demand payment in gold bullion.
lydia
January 29th, 2010 at 8:25 am
NATO's must have morphed into Backwater with same MO of indiscriminate killings. They surely know how to make friends and influence people in the Muslim kingdom yet there still those among us who believe 'they' only want to kill us because we covet their resources.
Reality, is that it is US killing them because we covet their resources.
Andron
January 29th, 2010 at 9:26 am
How dare these dumb Afghans complain about being killed?
Arn't they satisfied with the compensation we pay their families?
Dianne Foster
January 29th, 2010 at 1:47 pm
Unfortunate instance? No. Cowardly and known as such by the hard people of Kabul.
brechon
January 29th, 2010 at 8:05 am
One more step to the peace………….
Girly-Men | b.y.o Lawnchairs
January 29th, 2010 at 8:20 am
[...] local Imam, waiting with his 3 young boys in the car while they waited for his 4th son to arrive. (see this). The U.S has said the incident involving the girly-men who did the shooting was [...]
MvGuy
January 29th, 2010 at 5:07 pm
Which G0d.??
MvGuy
January 29th, 2010 at 5:30 pm
Incidents such as this one and the Bloody Sunday Incident where 9yo Alie way killed by Blackwater
show the real face of occupation.. of the underheel experiences of those who's resources outstrip their ability to resist the forces of the acquisitive empire…
aaa
January 29th, 2010 at 6:37 pm
would you be satisfied if someone killed a member of your family and then payed you to forget about it?!
Ralphman
January 29th, 2010 at 11:08 am
Accidental? Even the statement issued about the murder of this man is a crime.
Gil
January 29th, 2010 at 11:10 am
We just keep turning the citizens of Afghanistan against our eveil military and the firght to rid the country of foreign troops that has been going on for 120 years.
Andron
January 29th, 2010 at 9:48 pm
I was being sarcastic
hash
January 30th, 2010 at 1:31 am
USA is doing very much right as per their goal to achive to dismantle the muslim from th face of thisearth. This is just a starting see next to come.
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