Kandahar Riots Show Rising Resentment in Key Province
Bus Massacre Hits a Sore Spot in Restive Kandahar. The US was quick to take responsbility today, and NATO was quick to express regrets, but the attack earlier today on a civilian bus, leaving five civilians dead and 18 others wounded, sparking protests and later riots. Hundreds took to the streets, chanting “death to America,” burning tires, blocking the main road into town and generally causing a ruckus. Certainly such attacks have been a source of consternation for Afghans, but with their alarming regularity the US killing only five civilians in one go is for many just “another day in Afghanistan” and in many parts of the nation would’ve past barely acknowledged. AntiWar: US Troops Attack Civilian Bus in Kandahar, Killing Five -18 Others Injured as Troops Open Fire on Bus.