Posted on 08/10/2012 8:44:16 AM PDT by robowombat
A senior U.S. Army soldier was killed along with a couple of majors by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan, and three special forces soldiers were gunned down by an Afghan commander who had won their trust and invited them to dinner.
The suicide bomber struck Wednesday as a group of U.S. military and civilian officials from the 4th brigade, 4th Infantry Division were in Sarkowi in Kunar Province, which is located in eastern Afghanistan. The suicide attacker detonated an explosive vest near the group. Killed in the attack were Command Sgt. Maj. Kevin J. Griffin, 45, of Laramie, Wyo., the brigade's senior enlisted soldier. As a command sergeant major, Griffin was one of the brigade's senior leaders and provided leadership and guidance to the 4,000 man brigade. Also killed in the blast were Army Maj. Thomas E. Kennedy, 35, of West Point, N.Y., and Air Force Major Walter D. Gray, 38, of Conyers, Ga. Gray was an air liaison officer and flight commander attached to the brigade. The brigade is tasked with providing security in three provinces that border Pakistan. Based in Fort Carson, Colo., the brigade arrived in Afghanistan this past April.
The explosion also killed American USAID Foreign Service Officer Ragaei Abdelfattah. Another American foreign service officer and an Afghan civilian were also injured in the attack.
..... Afghan sources say the three killed service members were U.S. special forces who had been invited to dinner today in a small village of Mosa Qala, in southern Afghanistan.
........ During the dinner, in which Afghan local police were present, Asadullah opened fire, killing three soldiers and injuring one. He then escaped and joined the Taliban, who quickly boasted of the mission's success.
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The deadly attack took place Wednesday when two suicide bombers detonated suicide vests as a team of American military and civilian officials approached the provincial council’s office in Sarkowi in Kunar Province.
This looks like a setup. The arrival of the command party was known and the AQ was tipped off to it.
sad day for the 4ID
The Brigade CSM was killed? Damn, you don’t see that very often...
“Afghan sources say the three killed service members were U.S. special forces who had been invited to dinner today”
Friendship with the infidel is forbidden to Muslims..Forget the nature of Islam and pay the price.
Islam Delenda Est - Because of what Islam is, and because what Muslims do.
Remember: Islam is a societal cancer. Radiation is the answer.
This is crazy! Evacuate and turn the whole place into glass...
I’m not sure if zero hosted the annual Lent dinner this year. / sarc
Hopefully their colleagues will be let off leash to avenge them.
30 murders of US servicemen this year so far via “green on blue” attacks... Obama’s war grinds on.
Every General over there is a joke and a traitor. They all support the farce that Afghans are our well meaning allies. They force our men to interact warmly with murderers waiting for a chance.
It would be like Patton ordering men to go have dinner with nazis and to have a few SS men live among them, and stand watch. It’s insane and its treason. One time i could understand, but this is a clear pattern.
Petraeus, McChristol, Norton Schwartz who wants to GIVE them attack aircraft too. Any bets as to how long before a Super Tucano drops a load on an American base?
Everyone wearing a star should be stripped to private and forced to stand a post with an Afghan soldier every night for six months. Bastards.
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