Taliban kills ALP commander, kills and wounds children

SHAHID-E HASSAS, AFGHANISTAN

03.24.2011

Story by Lt. Arlo Abrahamson 

NATO Special Operations Component Command-Afghanistan

By Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force - Afghanistan Public Affairs

URUZGAN, Afghanistan – An Afghan local police commander and child were savagely killed and two others were injured March 24, when Taliban insurgents opened fire on a mosque after evening prayers in Shahid-e-Hassas, a district of Uruzgan province.

Among the dead is a seven year-old boy, who was leaving the mosque with his family when Taliban members appeared on a motorcycle and fired on a crowd.

ALP members said an 18 year-old boy and a young girl were wounded in the incident. Coalition officials said the injured girl was airlifted to a nearby medical facility for emergency treatment.

• Date Taken: 03.24.2011
• Date Posted: 03.25.2011 08:37
• Story ID: 67718
• Location: SHAHID-E HASSAS, AF