Large blast hits airport in eastern Afghanistan

foxnews.com ^ | 2/26/12 | AP

[ColdOne]

KABUL, Afghanistan – A car bomb exploded early Monday at the gates of Jalalabad airport in eastern Afghanistan, officials said. The number of casualties was not immediately known.

Nangahar provincial spokesman Ahmadzia Abdulzai said he did not yet know how many were dead or injured, but there were casualties. While the blast came from explosives in a vehicle, Abdulzai also said it was not yet clear if it was a parked car that was detonated remotely or a vehicle driven by a suicide bomber into the entrance of the airport.

The blast was "very strong," said provincial police spokesman Hazrad Mohammad. He did not have further details.

An AP photographer saw at least four destroyed cars at the gates of the airport, which serves both civilian and international military aircraft.

[loveitor..]

The apology is apparently not working

[Lurker]

It’s way past time for a couple of dozen A-10 gun runs into these animals. Turn ‘em into pink mist by the thousands. Thn tell Karzai to go ‘ef himself and pull every swinging American d*** on th ground out.

We can negotiate with these savages from 35,000 feet.

[funfan]

Maybe Obama should go in person and bow and he can take in the sights at the same time maybe his wife would like to go too.

[bgill]

To call them out as monsters is an insult to all monsters. There is no word despicable enough.

[freemarketsfreeminds]

No good. I hear the golf courses are overrun with poppies.

[funfan]

I bet he would go for that

[Jim Noble]

Then tell Karzai to go ‘ef himself

Unnecessary.

Just keep him off the last helicopter, and nature will take its course.